A 22-year-old man, a key witness in a homicide case, was allegedly threatened by the accused from contained in the Parappana Agrahara central jail in Bengaluru the place he’s at present lodged. The menace got here amid common checks on the jail to grab prohibited gadgets.
The Central Crime Department (CCB) police have booked a case towards Somashekar and others for allegedly issuing loss of life threats after the witness, Armugam, a buddy of the deceased, filed a criticism with the police that he was threatened.
In July 2021, rowdy sheeter Joseph alias Rowdy Bubli was murdered in broad daylight exterior a financial institution in Koramangala. The incident happened when he had arrived on the financial institution together with his spouse and his five-year-old daughter.
The police had arrested a number of individuals within the case and Armugam is an eyewitness within the homicide case.
In line with Armugam, on September 22, round 7 pm, when he checked his Instagram, he discovered three voice notes from an account named Salaga Soma. Within the voice notes, the speaker stated Bubli’s spouse, Armugam, and his associates George and Sunil should not give any witness assertion towards the accused earlier than the court docket. In the event that they achieve this, they might be killed, the voice notes claimed.
The sender additionally warned that Armugam could be killed like Satish, alias Navy Satish. Satish was killed on January 24 and his homicide was reportedly deliberate by the central jail’s inmate Shivakumar alias Shivu from contained in the jail.
Armugam, an autorickshaw driver by career, stated he had not knowledgeable anybody and had stayed at dwelling after getting the messages on Instagram. Later, he knowledgeable Bubli’s spouse and Sunil.
Later, on October 9, an FIR was registered towards the accused below sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Karnataka Prisoners Act.
