Surathkal murder case: Accused Lakshmish Devadiga sent to 14-day police custody

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Dec 28, 2022: Prime accused in Abdul Jaleel murder case Lakshmish Devadiga was sent to 14-day police custody by a local court here in the city on Wednesday.

According to the reports, Lakshmish is the prime accused in the Abdul Jaleel murder case and had barged into the latter’s shop a week before the murder and had gotten into a fight with Jaleel. Lakshmish had also allegedly damaged the shop by pelting stones besides threatening to kill Abdul Jaleel.

 

He was also involved in the case of the attempted murder of Pinky Nawaz. Case of assaulting and robbing two children in Surathkal after consuming drugs was also registered against Lakshmish earlier in Surathkal Police Station.

The police team investigating the Abdul Jaleel murder case has so far arrested four accused. Three accused were arrested on Sunday night while Lakshmish was nabbed on Monday. Earlier the cops had arrested three others, Shailesh (21) of Krishnapura, Saveen Kanchan (24) of Hejmady, and Pawan (23) of Krishnapura in Surathkal.