Bengaluru, Oct 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday pulled up the police for failing to arrest the killers of Kannada scholar Prof M M Kalburgi.
“I appreciate the police for swiftly arresting the killers of sub-inspector S Jagadish. However, the killers of Kalburgi are still at large. It seems the suspects have left no clue and there is no headway in the case. There seems to be a similarity in the killings of Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare in Maharashtra and Prof Kalburgi. The police should hone their skills to detect such cases. Our society needs an active police department. The police should win the trust of the people,” Siddaramaiah said.
The chief minister handed over a cheque for Rs 30 lakh to the family members of sub-inspector Jagadish who was stabbed to death by two vehicle thieves in Nelamangala. “The State government has increased the ex gratia amount for police martyrs to Rs 50 lakh from Rs 5 lakh. The amount is no substitute to life. However, it will help in taking care of the education of the children and the family. The government will also make arrangements to provide pension to the slain SI’s wife,” he said.
While receiving the cheque, Jagadish’s father Srinivasaiah requested the chief minister to provide a job to his daughter-in-law Ramya on compassionate grounds. The chief minister promised to consider the request.
No lawyers for SI’s killers
The Advocates’ Association, Nelamangala, has passed a resolution that none of its members will represent Madhu and C J Harish Babu, who are accused of murdering sub-inspector S Jagadish last Friday.
K Keshavamurthy, president of the 125-member association, said, “We, too, have a social responsibility and have unanimously decided not to take up their case. They can hire a lawyer from elsewhere for their defence,” he added.
The resolution does not include 50 members of a similar association, Nelamangala Advocates’ Association.
Murder suspects brought to City
The two suspects who had fled after killing Doddaballapur town sub-inspector S Jagadish in Nelamangala recently were brought to the City from Nagpur on Wednesday night.
A senior police officer said, “They arrived at the airport. From there, the suspects will be taken to the office of the IGP (central range). They will be produced before the court in Nelamangala on Thursday, seeking police custody.”
“There was delay in bringing them as we had to get the clearance from Bureau of Civil Aviation Security as the duo did not have necessary documents to board a flight. They will be subjected to thorough interrogation to find out among them stabbed Jagadish. We will also trace the revolver snatched from Jagadish,” added the officer.
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