Mangalore: Illegal possession of firearm - Bannanje Raja’s henchman arrested


Mangalore: Illegal possession of firearm - Bannanje Raja’s henchman arrested

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Feb 17: Sooryakumar alias Soori (35), said to be an accomplice of underworld fugitive, Bannanje Raja, was arrested by the police on Saturday February 15. Soori has been accused of possessing arms illegally. The police said they recovered a pistol from his possession.


File photo of Bannanje Raja

It is learnt that the accused, a native of Suntikoppa near Madikeri, has been living in a house near Manki Stand in the city since over a decade. Soori was produced in a court on Sunday. He reportedly confessed that a lady living in Manipal had given him this firearm under instructions from Achangi Mahesh and Santu, presently lodged in Mysore jail.

Soori, who had been jailed for his role in murder attempt and theft cases, had recently been released from jail.

Acting on reliable information, police personnel of city crime branch and Pandeshwar station conducted a joint operation to nab the culprit from near the Manki Stand in Pandeshwar, based on tip off that a person holding a pistol, had been sighted in the region. The raiding team was led by police inspector, Dinkar Shetty, and CCB inspector, Valentine D’Souza.

Soori, who was accused in the murder of Vasudeva Shenoy, who was living alone in an apartment opposite PVS Kala Kunj in the city, a theft case, and for causing disturbance inside the jail, was released from jail about a month back.

  

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 17 2014

    Naveen, Prjna did not get carried in the right direction! He took the prajna in his own direction contradicting common practice!!

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Mon, Feb 17 2014

    Illegal possession of any kind of firearm is illegal and punishable as per our laws.Thanks for arresting Bannanje Raja's henchman for this act.Hope the police will deal with this matter properly and punish the culprit as per the law.Thanq.

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  • Naveen, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 17 2014

    Bannanje Raja good athlete,apt in studies, handsome guy was a student in poornaprajna college batch 1988-1991 a entrepreneur turned into a underworld Don

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