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Bhasker Shetty murder case : Priest’s father, associate produced before court


Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Aug 11 , 2016 : Srinivas Bhat, the father of priest Niranjan Bhat who is an accused in the sensational  hotelier Bhasker Shetty murder case, was produced  before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s  Court here on August 11, Thursday along with Raghavendra said to be an associate of Niranjan.  The court has remanded both of them to judicial custody till August 24.


 Bhasker Shetty


Though police had reportedly planned to take the duo inside the court through the rear door, they could not avoid the media men who were present in large numbers both near the entrance as well as the rear door of the court premises. The accused  were later taken through the main entrance itself.

It has been learnt that Niranjan who is admitted to the  Manipal Hospital after he attempted suicide  by swallowing a diamond  stone embedded in his finger ring and ear stud, is out of danger. It is not known when he would be discharged  or if there would arise the need for a surgery to remove the diamond stone from his body.

The bone pieces which the investigating team has found in Palli River has been sent to forensic lab.