Karkala: Court awards life sentence to murder convict
R B Jagadish
Daijiworld Media Network – Karkala (EP)
Karkala, Sep 21: The Udupi district court has sentenced murder accused Veerendra Poojary (38) of Attur to life imprisonment.
Poojary was convicted of killing 30-year-old Sandeep Kulal at Nitte Attur Padav on April 23, 2012.
Poojary had taken a loan of Rs 20,000 from a chit fund run by Santosh, but had failed to repay him, which led to dispute.
On April 23, 2012, trouble arose between Poojary and Santosh's brother Sandeep Kulal during a wedding function. Poojary then went home, got hold of a sharp weapon and went to the bus stand with the intention of killing Sandeep. As soon as Sandeep arrived there, Poojary confronted him and killed him in cold blood. A case was registered in Karkala rural police station.
Justice B M Angadi who examined the case awarded life sentence and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Veerendra Poojary as his guilt was proved. T S Jituri was the public prosecutor for the case.