Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (MS)
Udupi, Jul 8: Malpe Police arrested four accused for their alleged involvement in the murder of Yogish Poojary (26), a resident of Laxminagara in Tenkanidiyoor near here. Yogish was murdered at around 11.30 pm on Sunday, July 6 by a gang that arrived in a car and attacked him with lethal weapons.
Malpe police sprang into action as soon as they got the information about the murder and cracked the case and arrested four people late night on Tuesday July 7, including noted rowdy sheeter Sujith Pinto (37). The other arrested accused are Rohit Pinto (43), his elder brother of Sujith Pinto, Annu alias Pradeep (40) and Vinay (36).
(From L to R): Rohith Pinto, Sujith Pinto, Pradeep and Vinay
Accused identifying the murder spot and Yogish (inset)
Girish and Anup, two more accused in the case are absconding. Police have formed two teams to nab them.
The police also escorted the arrested accused to the spot of murder and conducted spot inspection.
The accused allegedly murdered Yogish in an inebriated state on the night of July 6 by stabbing him on his stomach and back repeatedly with knives and escaped from the spot.
Three teams under the leaderships of sub-inspectors of Malpe, Udupi city and city crime branch were formed to arrest the murderers. The accused were arrested from Kallianpur. The police also confiscated the car and knives that were used during the act. According to sources, the accused will be produced in the court on the evening of Wednesday, July 8.
A case is registered against the accused in Malpe police station under column 143, 147, 148, 302 and 149 of IPC.