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Udupi: Four get 10 years in jail for attacking, looting couple in 2011

  •   Sat, Apr 06 2013 07:27:22 PM

Udupi: Four get 10 years in jail for attacking, looting couple in 2011

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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SM)

Udupi, Apr 6: Four persons who had attacked and stolen valuables from a couple in Manipal in 2011 were sentenced to 10 years in jail by the court here on Saturday April 6.

The accused Prajwal Sardan (23) from Uppoor, Gowtham Poojari (23) Hardimane, Kallianpur, Raveendra(25) from Sastan Irodi, Chethan Poojari (21) Moodubettu have been sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment along with a penalty of Rs 10,100.

In 2011, five people including a minor had attacked and looted the occupants of a car (KA N 1318), after which they used a stolen ATM card to withdraw Rs 18,000 from a Kallianpur ATM. They also stole Rs 1000 in cash from the victim's purse and escaped.

Amith Makkar and Meghna from Canada, who are dental students at Manipal, were viewing the sunset  at Parampalli Railway Bridge on January 22, 2011, when the men attacked and injured them and forcibly elicitated the ATM pin from them.

District and sessions judge Narendra Kumar Gunaki pronounced the judgment. The public prosecutor was T S Jituri.
  

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  • Glan, Udupi/Dubai

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    It's easy to comment on what's happening in India and to think that they are from a poor family or have some story behind these crimes. but the truth is its a nightmare for people who get attacked like this. when a gang attacks you and you cry,run,struggle for your life you will feel the pain. I too was attacked by this gang on 12th January 2011 and i had to fight back, i was beten but dint give up and in the mean time my friends reached the site and i got saved. My gold chain was stolen and i was wounded badly. I was travelling abroad in two days time and i was not able to go to police with a complaint. I heard from my friends that i was not the first to get attacked, but many people were attacked before too (especially students). It was a good spot for these guys to attack innocent people and loot them. I feel happy that finally justice is delivered and they are behind bars. If i had taken some courage and went to the police that day, i could have helped prevent attacks on others.

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  • KRK, France

    Tue, Apr 09 2013

    10 years RI for the so called "dacoity" - Is this case investigated properly? I think no.

    1. Going by their age, i feel this could be their first crime. Is it worth branding them as dacoits?

    2. A theft is a theft. But in Chennai we have politicians who have looted in crores & crores and are still at large

    3. The bigest crime of these four kids are that they should have been from a poor family, with no political background or money to prove their side of the story.

    I sympathise with the parents and their family for what they are going through.

    This is India for you. The case is solved in less than 2 years and judgement given so soon. There are humpteen number of cases which keeps dragging for years together, even though crimes are committed in full public view.

    Not only the judicial set up and the investigating team are to be blamed but also the media which has published the story in such a biased manner.

    This could well make a very good episode of "Crime patrol" or "Satyameva jayate" to depict how innocent young youths are trapped a combination of NRI / political people / inefficient judicial system.

    All are my personal views. I can be wrong too. But somewhere something keeps saying in my mind that injustice has been served.
    Beware of your comments guys - This is India and you could get punished for publishing such comments if you dont have political / monetary support.

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  • amrath, udupi

    Sun, Apr 07 2013

    Such judgements needs to be published at large/ govt should make posters and paste it near crowded areas, so that other culprits will know the consequences.

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  • Lawrence D'souza, Kalmady

    Sun, Apr 07 2013

    It looks it is bit harsh judgement for these five guys but there are some political leaders they loot not in Rupees which is hard to express we can say in billions of Dolars but they are free and contest the election also freely as if nothing has happened to them Anyhow there is a saying in kannada if you steal a 'betelnut also a thief' and also if you steal a 'elephant aslo a thief' but in this case the punishment is bit harsh.

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 07 2013

    It's not at all mistake of attackers..should be paradoned..katju to be intervened in this matter urgently. Mistake happens from human-beings...should be reformed..jail sentence is not the last option.. It's nothing but sceanario created by Amitha/Meghana..for which attackers fall prey..!! In canada sun is not setting..?? when katju defend in favour of zaibunnisa - why not these innocent people..!!

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  • Tomas Richard, Udupi

    Sun, Apr 07 2013

    very good...Justice prevailed..

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  • T.A.A.Khader, Manipala

    Sun, Apr 07 2013

    Judgement after 2Yrs. incident. Wa Jai ho....

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  • Anamika, Dubai

    Sun, Apr 07 2013

    Rupees 18000 from ATM 1000 in Cash = 19000 ( Nineteen Thousand Rupees) landed them in Jail for 10 years. Our politicians who loot Nineteen thousand Crores never enter Jail .. even if it happen also they will land in Hospital with VIP facilities as all our looter politicians are Heart Patients... Hope this time election commission will accept only politicians with good medical record and not heart patients. Kab Sudrega India !!!

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  • Leslie fernandes, Brahmagiri, Udupi

    Sat, Apr 06 2013

    ONLY AND ONLY SUCH HARSH MEASURES ARE CARRIED OUT WE AN SEE THESE TYPES OF BLATANT CRIMES RECEDE.
    IT IS A TRAGEDY THAT THE DIVIDE BETWEEN HAVES AND HAVE NOTS HAS WIDENED LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
    HOW CAN YOU PREVENT A THIRSTY BIRD FROM STEELING WATER FROM YOUR POND?
    CAN ANYONE PROVIDE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM?
    I DOUBT......

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Sat, Apr 06 2013

    good judgement. similar judgements need in present days to thwart crimes and secure the society at large. I congratulate the judge and public prosecutor..10 years is a good time for reformation. Guys be a good human being and build a good society..

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  • Vipul, Someshwar

    Sat, Apr 06 2013

    I hope nothing like this will ever happen again. We have to realise that our place relies financially on all the non-residents studying here and they need our hospitality and support - not attacks.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sat, Apr 06 2013

    Well done prosecution office.The violent gesture of Culprits in the snap itself says the story.Kudos to public prosecutor MR T.S Jituri.

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