Kundapur: Curious Twist to Nityananda Shetty’s Death - Mother Suspects Grand-daughter's Hand
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (SP)
Kundapur, May 5: The case pertaining to the death of young entrepreneur from the taluk, Noojady Nityananda Shetty(49) after falling off the decks of Star Cruise Virgo ship near Penang island, Malaysia while on an excursion with the family on April 13 this year, has taken a curious turn. Shetty's old-aged mother Girijamma has filed a complainnt with the Gangolly police station near here, expressing the suspicion that her grand-daughter might have played a role in her son's death.
It may be recalled, that Nitynananda Shetty(49), a successful entrepreneur and director of Bangalore-based Charmakki Group of Concerns and philanthropist, reportedly lost his balance while standing on the decks of the cruise ship and fell into the sea water. His wife Kasturi Shetty had immediately plunged into the sea in a bid to rescue her husband. Kasturi was later saved by the guards in the ship and is undergoing treatment for damage to her spine.
Nithyananda Shetty and wife Kasturi
Nityananda Shetty’s body was found washed ashore about two weeks later, about 200 kms away from the spot where the accident had occurred, in a decomposed state, partly eaten by sharks.
While his funeral was conducted in Malaysia and ashes were brought here to perform post-funeral rites, Shetty's wife had not come to the native place and no proper explanations were coming forth from the family about the accident. Mother of Nityananda Shetty has now requested the policemen to unravel the mystery behind her son's death.
In her complaint, she said, Prabhakar Shetty, who was accompanying her son in the Star Cruise journey, has informed her that her son died due to drowning in the sea in Malaysia. "No one is coming out with concrete facts of his death. No one is confirming as to whether it was it an accidental fall, did he commit suicide by jumping into the sea or was it a purposeful murder. I have suspicion that elder daughter of my son, Raksha N Shetty, might have played a role in his death," she suspected. Girijamma added that her grand daughter is a drug-addict and is in bad company, which strengthens the doubts about her involvement in her father's death. "To meet the need for huge amount of money, she might have killed my son, who owned assets worth crores of rupees," Girijamma has apprehended.
While Girijamma has requested the Gangolly station house officer to conduct thorough investigation and bring out the truth, family sources said, complaints will also made to the heads of the district and state police department and the Human Rights Commission.