Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB)
Udupi, Aug 18: Denying his involvement in the gruesome Bhaskar Shetty murder case, accused Rajeshwari's brother-in-law (sister's husband) who is also named Bhaskar Shetty, on Thursday August said that he had no business relations with the slain Bhaskar or his family since 2012, and accused Bhaskar's mother Gulabi Shetty and others of levelling false allegations against him.
Gulabi Shetty had urged the arrest of Bhaskar Shetty and his nephew Balakrishna Shetty, also a relative of Rajeshwari, alleging their involvement in the case.
Addressing a press meet here, D Bhaskar Shetty said, "I had business relations with the deceased Bhaskar Shetty until 2012, but our partnership ended after that. Since 2012, I have had no business relations at all with either Bhaskar or any members of his family.
"If Rajeshwari and her son Navaneeth have done any wrong, they should be given the punishment they deserve. Bhaskar's mother Gulabi Shetty and others in her family have embezzled his assets earned in Saudi and are now levelling false allegations against me. Even the house in Katapady has been transferred in Gulabi's name," he claimed.
"Bhaskar owed a loan of Rs 6.5 crore, which is still outstanding, to a bank in Udupi. I have heard that the bank had even tried to seize his property to recover the loan.
"Bhaskar and Rajeshwari had marital problems for the past 10 years. Bhaskar used to come to his native every year, and I have myself seen them quarrelling. In fact, I have even mediated between them and helped them patch up. But after our business partnership ended in 2012, I never interfered in their matters," Shetty said.
He also said Rajeshwari was suffering from depression and used to consult a psychiatrist.
"The allegation against me by Buntara Sangha is affecting my daughters. The Sangha is doing this for its own prestige. But who will be responsible if our daughters' lives are affected? Neither my son Bhargav nor Balakrishna Shetty is involved in the case, and neither am I," he reiterated.
"I own Inox in Manipal and two other firms, but I have nothing to do with Bhaskar's Hotel Durga International," Shetty said.
"Bhaskar and I were close friends once, and I had helped him in business matter. I do not have any case against me. I believe he is still alive and safe somewhere.
"Hence, please do not drag me into this matter. I have no connection to it at all," he entreated.
Balakrishna Shetty and others were present.
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