CID rules out property dispute in Kalburgi murder

September 7, 2015

Dharwad, Sep 7: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing into the killing of M?M?Kalburgi, has ruled out property dispute as the motive for the grisly murder.

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Initially, the CID suspected the outspoken Kannada writer was gunned down for a property dispute. A?team of investigators went to his native place in Sindagi taluk of Vijayapura district to talk to his close relatives, friends and other villagers. But talking to them, the team has concluded that there was no property dispute behind the murder, highly placed sources in the CID said.

Investigators now believe Kalburgi’s controversial views on religion had led to the killing. Accordingly, they are questioning some writers who were close to the slain professor, besides compiling details of his public speeches and their audio recordings. Sleuths are also visiting the residence of Kalburgi at Kalyan Nagar locality here every day and talking to his family.

Kalburgi’s son Srivijay confirmed that sleuths had spoken to the family and obtained information. “We are co-operating with them so that the coward who shot down my father is nabbed.” He hoped the CID would get a breakthrough soon.

The CID, however, hasn’t stopped exploring other possible several angles in the murder. It has summoned 18 people for questioning, said highly placed sources. The Hubballi-Dharwad police are tight-lipped about the investigation, saying disclosing information may help the killers.

Joint probe

Meghana Pansare, the daughter in-law of slain communist leader Govind Pansare, met Kalburgi’s family on Sunday and offered her condolence. She told reporters that since Pansare, Kalburgi, and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar — who all fought against superstition — were killed in a similar manner, the three murders must be investigated under the supervision of the High Court. She said the Kolhapur police weren’t revealing anything about the progress in the murder case of her father-in-law. Dabholkar was killed in 2013 and Pansare in February 2015.

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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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January 2,2020

New Delhi, Jan 2: A 20-year-old man set his motorcycle on fire after he was challaned by the traffic police in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area on Wednesday, police said.

Vikas, a resident of Sangam Vihar, was challaned by the traffic police for riding the motorcycle without helmet, a senior police official said.

The traffic police challaned him and impounded the motorcycle, following which Vikas set the bike on fire, the officer said.

A case has been registered and the accused arrested, the officer added.

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July 15,2020

Mumbai, Jul 15: A domestic row between a couple spilled onto road when a woman stopped her husbands car and climbed on its bonnet, briefly disrupting traffic on the busy Pedder Road in South Mumbai, police said on Wednesday.

The incident, which took place on Saturday evening, was recorded by some passersby on their mobile phones and its videos are making rounds on social media.

The wife chased the husband's SUV (sports utility vehicle) in her car after she spotted another woman seated next to him in his vehicle.

As her husband's SUV stopped at the Pedder Road signal, the wife get down from her car, rushed towards his four-wheeler and started shouting at him, a police official said.

In the video, the woman is seen climbing the bonnet of the SUV, removing her footwear and hitting the vehicle's windshield with it. She is also seen asking the husband's co- passenger to get out of the SUV and shouting for police help.

As she stopped her car in the middle of the busy road, one lane got blocked for some time and the traffic police personnel present there tried to ensure movement of other vehicles, the official said.

After sometime, the traffic police asked the couple to take their cars near the footpath.

By that time, the husband stepped out of his SUV, following which the wife ran towards him and caught him. She even kicked him a couple of times and took him to her car, the video shows.

She then again ran towards her husband's SUV, which was parked a few metres away. She opened its driver-side door and lunged at the woman seated in the vehicle, but was stopped by some people who had gathered at the spot, the police official said.

Later, the couple and their cars were taken to Gamdevi police station, where the wife refused to lodge a complaint against her husband.

A fine was imposed on her for traffic rules violation and abandoning her car in the middle of the road, which caused disruption of vehicular movement, the official said.

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