Mangaluru: Fourth accused arrested in RTI activist Baliga murder case

May 18, 2016

Mangaluru, May 17: Another Hindutva activist has been arrested by the CCB police in Mangaluru in connection with the coldblooded murder of RTI activist Vinayaka Baliga.

Police sources on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of Shailesh alias Shailu, son of Chandra Poojary. It is learnt that he had been working as a car driver for Dakshina Kannada BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel in the past.

Shailesh is the fourth person to be arrested by the police in connection with the case. Already, Vinith Poojary, Nishith Devadiga and Shivaprasad have been arrested by the police for their involvement in the case.

However, the police have so far failed to arrest prime accused Naresh Shenoy, 39, the founder of local unit of NaMo Brigade, a support group for Narendra Modi's 2014 poll campaign that is now called Yuva Brigade.

Vinayak Baliga, 51, was hacked to death near his house in Mangaluru on March 21. Baliga had taken on various authorities in Mangalore through his RTI campaigns over violations of the law. He was also involved in a campaign against alleged misappropriation of funds by Venkatramana temple authorities.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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