Shoot-out : Barke police arrest six for attempt on life of businessman

Shoot-out : Barke police arrest six for attempt on life of businessman

Mangalore Today News Network

 Mangalore, Aug 7, 2013 :  The Barke police have on August 6, Tuesday arrested six persons  in connection with the case of the attempt on the life of businessman Vijayendra Bhat.

Those arrested are Deekshit Poojary alias Deekshu (25)  of Maroli, Litesh (20) of Soorinje, Satish alias Sachu (28)  of Soorinje Katipalla, Padmaraj alias Paddu (29) of Bejai, Keshava Someshwar alias Choni (23) of Ullal and Anil (30) from Pumpwell. Deekshith and Lithesh are said to be the prime accused in the case. If Dikshith had fired at Vijayendra, Lithesh was riding the bike.

The incident had taken place on August 2 evening at Ballalbagh when the businessman Vijayendra Bhat was on his way home in his Scorpio vehicle. The bullet fired at him had shattered the car’s panes and Bhat escaped unhurt after he slipped out of his car and rushed inside a nearby hotel.

The arrested have reportedly revealed that they fired at Vijayendra Bhat  at the instructions of underworld don Vicky Shetty. They, it is learnt,  have also stated that Bhat had funded  the killers of Bejai Raja.

Vijayendra Bhat  owns Sudhindra Market near PVS,  a restaurant named Tom and Chilly apart from a flour mill.