Udupi: Padmapriya Death: Atul's Arrest Likely - Oscar Favours CBI Probe
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Jun 20: Atul Rao, who was declared a free man yesterday by the western range Inspector General of Police(IGP)A M Prasad who had reiterated that Atul was neither arrested nor in police custody, is likely to arrested. The police plan to arrest him after MLA Raghupathi Bhat registered a case against him in Manipal police station on Thursday, June 19. The IGP had however, said that a case of unnatural death has been registered at Delhi police station and that of disappearance at Manipal.
There is a possibility of arresting Atul under non-bailable offences of the Criminal Procedure Code like treachery, kidnapping of Padmapriya, abetting suicide, swindling of cash, gold, assets etc., Atul Rao is reportedly preparing ground to obtain anticipatory bail. He has been asked to be present at Manipal police station today to record his statement.
As Atul asked for protection citing threat to his life, two policemen accompanied him on his journey from Mangalore. Atul Rao, speaking to the newspersons who tried to extract information from him, refused to speak on Thursday. He said, he would convene a press conference relating to Padmapriya's death within the next two days for presenting the entire picture before the people.
Udupi: Oscar Favours CBI Probe
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Jun 20: Union labour minister Oscar Fernandes has expressed view that ordering Central Bureau of Investigations(CBI) inquiry into Padmapriya's death would be the most appropriatr course in view of the mysteries surrounding her death.
Speaking to mediapersons at Mt Rosario Church Hall during his visit here for canvassing for legislative council election on Thursday, he said that even the union government can approve of the CBI inquiry as the case relates to two states, New Delhi and Karnataka. If it involved Karnataka alone, the state government approval would have been necessary, he opined.
Women Congress office bearers and other parties have submitted memorandums to me and the chief minister. I have asked them to approach the union home minister too. I will follow up the issue at Delhi, he said.
Contradicting claims made by the chief minister, state home minister and police officers have given rise to various suspicions. Answers for questions about the recovery of Padmapriya's body at Delhi after claims were made about finding her and other issues raised in the memorandums of the womens' Congress units can be got only through a CBI investigation, Oscar said.
Ex MP Vinaykumar Sorake, ex minister Vasant V Salian, Congress Udupi district president M A Gafoor, Pramod Madhwaraj etc., were present at the press conference.
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