Chikmagalur, May 30, 2014: ANF constable Naveen Naik who was arrested in the Shringeri shoot-out case has been granted conditional bail by the Chikmagalur Magistrate Court.
The shoot-out had taken place during the wee hours of April 19, when the ANF personnel opened fire and gunned down a cattle trader named Kabeer after reportedly suspecting him to be a Naxalite.
Naveen Naik during the hearing said that the Tanikodu check-post near Shringeri where the incident took place was known to be a Naxal hit area and that he suspected those in the vehicle who tried to flee instead of stopping, as Naxalites.
He is also learnt to have told the court that his aim to hit the man’s leg was not successful.