Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (RJP)
Mangaluru, Sep 4: Mangaluru city crime branch (CCB) police on Friday September 4 arrested an associate of underworld element Vicky Shetty alias Balakrishna Shetty.
The arrested, identified as Deekshith Poojary (26) from Maroli, is an accused in several murder as well as attempt-to-murder cases. He was absconding and not attending court as per the requirement after securing bail.
Deekshith has been allegedly involved in the John Pinto murder case, Vijayendra Bhat shootout case, in the abduction of advocate Prakash, a conspiracy case to murder some prominent people with the help of Chota Shakeel aides, murder conspiracy to kill Ravi Poojary aides in 2014 and Durgaprasad Shetty murder case.
Deekshith was arrested at KSRTC bus stand in connection with a case registered at Kavoor police station. The court had issued arrest warrant against him after he failed to appear during the hearings.
He has been already produced in court.