New twist: Beltangady accident was not murder, says complainant
Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady
Beltangady, Nov 24: In a new twist in the Nekkilu accident case which had taken the life of a youngster and resulted in the arrest of a man on charges of murder, the person who had pressed murder charges has now retracted his statement.
Dinesh Gowda
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On November 20, an accident between a Bolero car and a bike had resulted in the instant death of Dinesh Gowda (23), who was said to be close to Praja Prabhutva Vedike chief Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi.
Soon after the accident, hundreds of people gathered at the spot and protested, and even damaged the Bolero. Balakrishna Poojary, a supervisor in the Dharmasthala agricultural department, who was driving the car, had escaped from the spot.
Later in the evening, Dinesh's uncle Siddappa Gowda had filed a complaint in Beltangady police station, and accordingly, the police arrested Balakrishna on charges of rash driving and murder. Siddappa in his complaint had alleged that it was a 'planned' murder.
However, when Siddappa and Dinesh's father Babi Gowda were produced in the court the next day, they said that their complaint was improper. They said it was not a murder and was purely an accident.
They also pleaded with the judge to allow them to withdraw the complaint. The judge reserved the order and said that he would examine the case.
Balakrishna Poojary was produced in the court and sent to judicial custody for 14 days.