Mangalore: Two Held for Plotting Lawyers’ Murder to Avenge Kashimji’s Killing
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, May 6: A team of the district crime intelligence bureau (DCIB), headed by inspector, H N Venkatesh Prasanna, nabbed Mohammed Iqbal (30), and Altaf (22), for plotting to kill two Hindu lawyers, as a revenge for the killing of lawyer, Naushad Kashimji, last year. The arrests were made on Wednesday May 5.
The two have been accused of hatching a conspiracy to murder lawyers, Jagadish Shenava from the city, who is associated with the Sangh Parivar, and Shantiprasad Hegde from Moodbidri. Some arms were recovered from the possession of the arrested men.
Mohammed Iqbal is a resident of Moodushedde, Vamanjoor in the city. He runs a business, having his shop in the Central Market here. Altaf is a resident of Marnamikatte here. Both are backed by criminal records. While Iqbal faces the charge of killing Chetan at Jeppu Kudupady, Altaf has been named in the disturbances in the city following the murder of lawyer Kashimji.
The policemen say that the two accused, along with Nauman, Ashfaq, Farooq, Sauhan, Naushad, Rehman, Abdulla and Ali, had drawn up a plan to kill the above two lawyers. The DCIB team, after gathering concrete information, laid in wait to arrest the members of this gang. They could lay their hands only on Iqbal and Altaf, both of whom were handed over to Bunder police station. It is said that the two were proceeding towards the office of Jagadish Shenava located in Kodialbail, when they were picked up. Bunder police inspector, Vinay Gaonkar, said that the accused would be produced in the court, and that the policemen will be seeking their custody for further interrogation.
Shantiprasad Hegde is a renowned lawyer, and is the brother of Padmaprasad Hegde, a member of the State Bar Council.