Vinayak Baliga case : Court rejects bail plea of prime accused Naresh Shenoy

Vinayak Baliga case : Court rejects bail plea of prime accused Naresh Shenoy

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Aug 9,2016 :  The Second Additional District and Sessions Court here has  on August  9, Tuesday rejected the bail application of Yuva Brigade Founder Naresh Shenoy, the prime accused in the sensational RTI   activist Vinayak Baliga murder case.

It may be recalled here that the court had earlier even rejected an application by the police to conduct a narco analysis test on Shenoy as he refused to undergo the test.

All  six accused in the murder case  have been arrested. Of them  Manjunath   and Shailesh have been granted bail. The others behind bars are Vineeth Poojary, Nishith Devadiga and Shivaprasad.

 RTI activist Vinayak Baliga was hacked to death near his house while he was on his way to the Venkatramana Temple early morning on March 21.

Baliga had taken on various authorities in Mangaluru  through his RTI campaigns over violations of the law. He was also involved in a legal battle against alleged misappropriation of funds by  the authorities of Venkatramana  Temple at Carstreet in Mangaluru.