Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Updated
Mangaluru, Apr 6: Widening the net for the arrest of absconding Yuva Brigade leader Naresh Shenoy in connection to the murder of RTI activist Vinayak Baliga, the police on Wednesday April 6 issued lookout notices in all major airports of the country.
Vinayak Baliga was hacked to death near his house at Kala Kunj Road, Kodialbail on March 21. Since then, Naresh Shenoy, who is said to be the prime suspect in the case, has gone missing. The police even raided his house a few days back.
Baliga's family have expressed suspicions that he might have already fled to the Gulf, while some others say he is preparing to go abroad.
The police had issued notice to Naresh Shenoy to appear for questioning, but the latter failed to do so. His house at VT Road was then raided but he was not to be found. Two teams of CCB police were then sent to Goa and Andaman Islands, as there were suspicions that he and other accused might have fled to these places.
Now, with no clue about the whereabouts of Naresh Shenoy, the police have issued lookout notices for him in all the major airports in the country, so that he would be arrested if he tried to move out of the country.
Source also said that Naresh Shenoy has applied for anticipatory bail from the high court, and the police have urged the court not to accept his plea. Unconfirmed sources said that a non-bailable warrant has been issued against him and two other accused, but the police declined to confirm the same.
A few days back, the police issued lookout notices for two other suspects, namely Srikanth and Shiva alias Shivu, who are yet to be arrested. It is said that Srikanth, a former right-wing activist, was hired by Naresh Shenoy for managing hostels run by him. Srikanth had allegedly contacted Shivu to hire contract killers to murder Baliga, and Shivu had in turn hired people to execute the murder plan. At the same time, another person named Vignesh, also working for Shenoy, had allegedly helped the killers to flee in a Qualis driven by him.
Earlier:
Mangaluru: No political pressure over arrest of Naresh Shenoy: Police chief
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Apr 6: City police commissioner, Chandra Sekhar, said that the police do not have information about Naresh Shenoy, founder of Yuva Brigade, who the police believe had a hand in the murder of RTI activist, Vinayak Pandurang Baliga on March 21 in the city, leaving the country.
The father of the slain activist had said he believes that Naresh Shenoy had escaped to Dubai.
"Five police teams have been formed to hunt for five absconding persons who have been accused of involvement in this murder. These teams have been continuing with the search operations. Our investigating teams have also visited other states and sought cooperation from the police departments of these states," he explained.
At the same time, he denied having been under any kind of political pressure relating to the arrest of Naresh Shenoy.
Naresh Shenoy, who is close to Sangh Parivar, is said to be in constant touch with some of the union ministers. It is also reported that he has approached the state high court with an application for anticipatory bail.