Udupi: Adiga murder - prime suspect Ramesh Bayari arrested
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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SM)
Udupi, Jan 24: Ramesh Bayari, the prime suspect in the sensational murder case of RTI activist Vasudeva Adiga, has been arrested, police said.
SP Dr Boralingaiah confirmed Bayari's arrest when contacted by Daijiworld.
Ramesh Bayari
Reliable sources said that Bayari was arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday January 23 night.
Bayarai was brought to Udupi town police station on Thursday January 24 and will be taken to Kundapur later in the afternoon and produced in court.
A source told Daijiworld that Bayari was arrested last Friday in Bangalore, however, it is now claimed that the arrest was made only on January 23 in Mumbai.
Bayari was involved in a land dispute with his neighbour Vasudeva Adiga. The court had ruled in favour of Adiga, but Bayari reportedly continued to have his hold on the land. Adiga kept on his fight through legal means, and police suspect that the land dispute was the prime reason that led to the murder.
Already 6 persons including Bayari's relative Subramanya Udupa have been arrested in the case. They were produced in court on January 24 again after their police custody ended, and were remanded in judicial custody till February 7. They will be lodged in Hiriadka jail.
Adiga was kidnapped on January 7 and later on January 12, his body was found in a pond at Kadur in Chikmagalur.