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Udupi: Padmapriya death – Supreme Court refuses to stay probe into Atul Rao's role

  •   Fri, Aug 18 2017 05:23:18 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (EP)

Udupi, Aug 18: The Supreme Court on Friday August 18 refused to stay investigations against Atul Rao, one of the key persons allegedly involved in the circumstances leading to the death of former MLA Raghupati Bhat's wife Padmapriya.

Padmapriya Bhat had gone missing on June 11, 2008, and a few days later, was traced to a hotel in New Delhi where she was found hanging in an alleged case of suicide. It was speculated that she had run away with the help of Atul Rao and a former driver of Raghupati Bhat. Atul went missing after Padmapriya's death came to light, but he was soon arrested by the Delhi police.

In December 2014, a Bengaluru court ordered COD police to re-investigate the role of Atul Rao in the case. He had been booked under various sections relating to illicit relationship, abetting of suicde, abduction, fraud, using fake documents etc in the above case. But the COD police had omitted these allegations when filing the charge sheet. Raghupati Bhat had approached the court seeking directions to investigate the case from all these angles. The state high court, after examining the contentions, had ordered the third additional court in Bengaluru to examine Atul Rao's involvement.

A petition was later filed in the Supreme Court seeking stay on investigation into Atul's role in the case. On Friday, a three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra dismissed the plea.
  

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  • vincent rodrigues, bangaluru/Katapadi

    Sat, Aug 19 2017

    RUMOURS ARE MANY ABOUT HER DEATH AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR FINAL DECISION FROM THE COURT

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Sat, Aug 19 2017

    During the last 03years, there maybe no development or progress in terms of people's lives, but there is very good progress with judiciary in expeditely settling all BJP politicians cases. All gone scot free.

    Someone can claim, they were deliberately and falsely targeted. But, the entire world know the way things happened with Padmapriya, Belekeri Iron Ore, Land Grabbing etc. That too when BJP was in power. That is why non-corrupt governance claim of BJP is soo hollow.

    A person who could not get even bail because of the evidences the High Court seen suddenly gets acquitted. Did the courts did not apply their mind, when the evidences were soo weak to get acquitted in the first place? Or, they are too weak now to hold their ground to deliver justice?

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  • Rob Stan, Udupi / US

    Sat, Aug 19 2017

    According to my analysis, the accused must have made public, the photo's or video of earlier relationship with the victim out of jealousy of victim's husband and friend reaching high position as MLA just in time of voting.The victim must have become nervous and taken help from the accused to runaway without knowing that the latter is the one who made the photo's or video public. She must have taken the drastic step at the end without having the courage to face the world when she learnt that the matter is discussed everywhere.

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  • sharmila, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 19 2017

    Why all these drama.....Padmapriya is no more but Bhat is happy with his second wife.

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  • Lewis, Udupi

    Sat, Aug 19 2017

    Everyone knows who is the real Culprit.. Court can take their own time/YEARS to solve this case

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    12) Home minister Acharya claims that “Our police had established that she was in Delhi three days ago“. If true, did the Karnataka government make any effort to keep a watch on her movements for three days? Acharya says Karnataka police was in Delhi by 10.30 am. Why did it take them four hours to get in?

    13) Did Padmapriya return to Bangalore from Delhi with Raghupati Bhat’s close aide Atul Kumar on June 12, and was she taken back to Delhi from Malur on Saturday evening or Sunday morning after the home minister’s statement?

    14) On what basis does home minister Acharya, a trained medical doctor, claim that Padmapriya was suffering from “temporary depression”? Did he speak with her after she went missing and before she killed herself? Did trained psychologists try to engage her and get her out of her “temporary depression”?

    15) If Padmapriya went to Delhi/Malur/Goa of her own volition to lead a new life, why were broken green bangles suggesting use of force found in the abandoned car?

    16) Who is Prem in whose name a Maruti Wagon R car (DL 8, CD 6949) had been bought from Manjit Motors in Delhi on June 12, just a day after she had reached Delhi? If Padmapriya went missing on June 10/11, can a car be booked, bought, delivered and registered in just 24 hours? Or was it booked much earlier?

    17) TV9 reports, quoting security records, that Atul Kumar, the close aide of Raghupati Bhat, had visited the Delhi apartment earlier in the month. So was her decision to flee Udupi and stay in Delhi planned in advance? Had she gone missing earlier than is being claimed?

    18) If Padmapriya had intended to settle down in Delhi for good, as evidenced by the renting of a three-bedroom, fully-furnished apartment and the purchase of a new car, why would she suddenly decide to kill herself? Who paid the advance deposit for the apartment?

    continued...

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    8) Having moved to Delhi, was she shamed or scared into taking her life after her whereabouts had been detected by the police and the reasons were being speculated upon by television channels? Who is the “Sunil” to whom she made her last telephone call, according to television reports?

    9) If Raghupati Bhat and Padmapriya had a strained relationship and were on the verge of divorce, how come neither her father nor her brothers seemed to catch any whiff of it, especially when news reports suggest that a divorce was in the offing for quite some time?

    10) If Bhat and PP had a strained relationship, as is being alleged, and were only carrying on the charade of living together so as not to hamper Bhat’s electoral chances, just what changed after his victory that made it impossible for the couple to separate amicably?

    11) Unnamed police officials claimed on June 14 that PP was in a resort in Malur (Kolar) and that she would be brought to Udupi on June 15. Home minister V.S. Acharya was “all right she was alive and she would be re-united with her family in matter of hours”. Was she really in Malur or was it a red herring thrown by the police to keep the media off the tracks and to buy time without indicating to Padmapriya that they knew where she was? How come Malur police did not know PP was in their jurisdiction while Mangalore police did?

    12) Home minister Acharya claims that “Our police had established that she was in Delhi three days ago“. If true, did the Karnataka government make any effort to keep a watch on her movements for three days? Acharya says Karnataka police was in Delhi by 10.30 am. Why did it take them four hours to get in?

    13) Did Padmapriya return to Bangalore from Delhi with Raghupati Bhat’s close aide Atul Kumar on June 12, and was she taken back to Delhi from Malur on Saturday evening or Sunday morning after the home minister’s statement?

    Continued....
    Jia Hind

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    After Halappa got 'clean chit' for friends wife rape case, now blue boy from Udupi is trying to wash away his dirty laundry.
    1) Padmapriya Bhat, the wife of Udupi BJP MLA Raghupati Bhat, went missing on June 10 (June 11 according to some other reports). Why did it take three days for Bhat to report her disappearance? From the video above, it appears he told the police she was missing only when they contacted him about the abandoned car. Did he already know where she had gone, and why?

    2) The distance from Udupi to Mulki is 32 km. The car was found 12 km from her parents’ place. Even if her husband or her family did not notice her disappearance, how come the abandoned car was not noticed, or reported to the police for three days? How come Bhat’s children were staying with his parents in Udupi?

    3) Padmapriya’s mother’s house was just 32 km away from Udupi. She had a car and she knew how to drive. Why would she take Bhat’s permission to go there for a pooja, as Bhat claims?

    4) Bhat claims the land line of his in-laws was dead, which is why he couldn’t reach them even when Padmapriya was not answering her mobile phone. Was the dead landline reported to the telephone authorities? If so, when?

    5) On what basis did home minister V.S. Acharya claim in a newspaper interview it was a “half-kidnap”? And what exactly is a “half-kidnap”?

    6) If there was a compelling reason for Padmapriya to take her life so suddenly, why would she do it in faraway Delhi, and in an apartment she had rented just three days ago, so far away from her parents and her children? Why would she not do it in Udupi or someplace close?

    7) If Padmapriya wanted to flee to Delhi to stay away from her husband or to start a new life, why would she have left the cash she was carrying (estimates range from Rs 8,000 to Rs 70,000) and jewellery in the abandoned car?
    continued....
    Jai Hind

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  • lukas, malpe

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    this is understanding between both just defame Padma Priya name only we need truth by doing brain map test for the all accused and make it public that vedio record of brain maping test like they did for Telagi and kasab

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  • Abdul, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    Atul trapped,Her husband ragulathi bhat is real culprit

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  • vivek, hirebyle / abu dhabi

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    somethings here similar to "Princess of Wales "..Diana..

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  • Wilson, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    Everyone knows who murdered her and Atul Rao is a scapegoat here. It's all because of political influence this case has been dumped with no proper investigation...!!!

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    EX mla raghupathy bhatt is now happyly married a second and now again why he wants dig the grave.

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Wash DC.

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    Jossey,

    'Beauty lies in viewer's eyes'....what is ugly to you...could be handsome to somebody else ....

    What is your prob Jossey Sir???...

    ...JH...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    Padmapriya knew about Raghupati adventures & now Atul Rao is made "Bali Ka Bakra' ...

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    This is pattern of fate of BJP politicians spouses. Either they should be humble and docile like cows or arrogant and irresponsible like these politician husbands. If they are against them and are on the right side of the law then this is the fate. I pity their children.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    You better find out what Scam amma doing in Delhi!

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    I will move only if you give me Rs 30cr to do this job for you when you are giving Rs 15 cr to congress MPs. It is same reason all BJP MPs in Karnataka are looking pale and inactive because Amit Shah did not give them the money they demanded.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Sat, Aug 19 2017

    Albert, When u guys are going to stop this fake cow politics...? I'm not interested about your name! Cow may fail u you knowing who these people are! It is not worthy to ride on innocent cow! According to my knowledge There is no big percentage of beef eaters among Christians and Muslims...! Then who are the eaters and why is the fight for by self proclaimed commanders?????

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