Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (PS/EP)
Udupi, Aug 8: The Hiriadka police on Tuesday August 8 arrested a rowdy-sheeter under the Goonda Act.
The arrested man, identified as Diwakar Achari, is a resident of Kudi village in Hiriadka.
A notorious criminal, Diwakar is an accused in two murders, one attempt-to-murder case and five thefts.
Of the two murder cases, one relates to that of Sheik Mohammed Tasneem, a resident of Kemmannu, who was found dead in a car at Ontibettu in July 2016.
Udupi deputy commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis issued an order to arrest him under Goonda Act on the basis of a report by Udupi district superintendent of police K T Balakrishna.