Karnataka legislator MP Renukacharya, whose nephew Chandrashekar was discovered useless in his automobile which was fished out of the Tunga canal in Davanagere district on November 3, has hit out on the police saying they don’t seem to be taking any motion within the case.
Chatting with reporters on Friday, the Honnalli MLA mentioned: “He (Chandrashekar) was the nephew of an MLA and he couldn’t be given safety. What’s going to the frequent man’s plight be?”
Calling Chandrashekhar his “son” and protege, Renukacharya mentioned that each one the leads discovered within the case to this point had been dug up by his celebration employees and that the “negligence” of the police was clearly seen.
“It’s a pre-planned homicide. My son has been brutally tortured and killed. The negligence of the police division is clearly seen. My celebration employees and supporters had used drone cameras. They detected the automobile. All that is being performed by folks of my constituency. Police didn’t do any of it. I’m not saying it, individuals are speaking about it,” he mentioned.
Chandrashekhar (25), the son of contractor MP Ramesh and former zilla panchayat president Uma, was lacking since October 30 and the police had launched a manhunt to seek out him. His decomposed physique was discovered inside his automobile which was pulled out from the Tunga canal close to Kadakatte village in Honnali taluk on November 3.
On Friday, police had registered a case underneath sections 302 (homicide), 224 (illegal apprehension) and 201 (destruction of proof) of the Indian Penal Code. A particular investigation staff (SIT) had been fashioned to research the case.
On Friday, Renukacharya, who can be chief minister Basavaraj Bommai’s political secretary, demanded that the homicide probe be carried out appropriately. “Chandrashekar was rising as my successor in Honnali meeting constituency…The reality has to come back out. I’m sustaining calm. Don’t attempt to provoke me,” he mentioned.
“I obtained life threats one yr in the past. I had spoken about it with native police. They need to have investigated the matter. Safety ought to have been tightened. No safety was given,” he added.
Renukacharya maintained that miscreants had killed his nephew elsewhere and dumped the physique with the automobile into the canal.
A senior officer of the SIT refused to touch upon the MLA’s remarks and mentioned they had been wanting on the case from all angles. “We perceive that feelings are excessive, however we’re wanting on the case methodically. Forensic groups have collected proof, and the reviews are anticipated quickly. We’re questioning suspects as nicely. Most significantly, primarily based on the household’s criticism have registered a homicide case and we’re probing the case,” mentioned the officer.
In the meantime, when HT requested Davangere superintendent of police CB Ryshyanth how they discovered the car, he mentioned some native residents had noticed components of the automobile and knowledgeable the police.
In line with an officer aware of the investigation, Chandrashekar had left house on October 3 at 11 am and had met religious chief Vinay Guruji in Gowri Gadde of Shivamogga district. His automobile was noticed on CCTV footage put in at a petroleum bunk in Shivamogga round midnight. He went lacking on his approach again to Honnali taluk, police mentioned. He was travelling with a pal who was recognized as Kiran and was mentioned to be returning to Honnali. Kiran is in police custody now, mentioned the officer.
“We now have discovered CCTV footage suggesting that his automobile handed Nyamathi circle at 11.58 pm. We predict the automobile was passing at a velocity of 100 km/hour. At 12.06 am, his cellphone was switched off. We’re at the moment going by way of digital proof, just like the tower places and name particulars data, very totally,” mentioned Alok Kumar, extra director normal of police, legislation and order.
When requested in regards to the prima facia findings of the case, the ADGP refused to remark till all reviews can be found.
“Forensic groups have arrived from Davangere and Hubli. They’ve been given an in depth temporary to look into the bodily, organic and toxicological proof within the case. The autopsy was carried out final night time in Davangere. We anticipate that the report will probably be accessible in two to a few days. We’re taking a look at all angles,” mentioned Kumar.
In the meantime, forensic groups carried out a six-hour search on the crime scene on Fridayb and inspected the automobile as nicely.
When requested in regards to the position of Kiran within the case, SP Ryshyanth mentioned police are questioning him. “Since he was the final particular person to fulfill him (Chandrashekhar), we’re taking his assertion and verifying his claims. We’re taking a look at his CDR [call data records] and tower places as nicely,” he mentioned.
The homicide case was registered primarily based on a criticism lodged by Chandrashekar’s father MP Ramesh. “My son Chandrashekar’s physique was discovered within the backseat of the automobile. After they had been taking out his physique, there have been marks on his arms suggesting that his arms had been tied. We additionally seen accidents to his ears. There are different indicators of him being attacked with weapons. Some miscreants have murdered my son and to make it look an accident, they positioned him on the rear seat and pushed the automobile into the canal,” the criticism acknowledged.