Mangalore, February 1: Two local courts in Mangalore have sentenced two persons in separate murder cases to imprisonment on Tuesday.
The convicted are Muhammad Faizal (19), son of Aboobaker, a resident of Pudu village in Bantwal taluk and Chandra alias Chandrashekar (30) son of late Ramappa Belchada of Ira village in Bantwal taluk.
The first Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Hanchette Sanjeeva Kumar has found Muhammad Faizal guilty of murdering Karan Singh, a resident of Rajasthan near Nehru Maidan under Mangalore South police station limits for monetary gains.
The accused was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and fined Rs 1,000, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murder. In case of default in paying the fine, the accused was directed to undergo six months additional imprisonment.
Pandeshwar police had filed charge-sheet against Faizal. Manjunatha Battane and Venkataramana Swamy were the Public Prosecutors in this case.
In another case, Mangalore Fast Track Court Judge Ninge Gowda Janthila has sentenced Chandra alias Chandrashekhar to five years rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of murdering Prakash Bhat, a cleaner in a service bus. Chandra, who was also a cleaner allegedly murdered Prakash hitting on his head with an iron rod on the night of October 16, 2009 at Mangalore Service bus station for monetary gains.
Pandeshwar police had filed charge-sheet against Chandrashekhar and Tharnahalli was Public Prosecutor.
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