Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (SP)

Karkala, May 28: The court here has sentenced four persons for posing life threats to a businessman.

As per a complaint filed with the police, accused Bharat Shetty, Dharmendra alias Dharma, Prashant Poojary, and Ummer alias Ummarabba, had threatened Leo Pereira, who runs a business in Miyar, on February 4, 2011. It was alleged that the foursome had demanded payment of protection money of Rs 20 lac.

Leo's wife, Ida Pereira, had filed a complaint about this incident in the town police station here. The policemen had registered cases under sections 386 and 506 of Indian Penal Code.

The court, after hearing the case, found the accused guilty of offences mentioned in the charge sheet under section 386, and sentenced them to 18 months of jail term and imposed fine of Rs 3,000 each. In case of failure to pay fine, they have been ordered to undergo additional six months of imprisonment. Under section 506, they have been sentenced to one year of jail term apart from fine of Rs 5,000. Failing payment of fine, they will have to spend four months inside jail.

The judgment was passed by chief civil judge of the court Poornima N Pai.