Three police teams were formed for effective investigation of the Bhaskar Shetty murder case here on Thursday.
K.T. Balakrishna, Superintendent of Police, told The Hindu that one team would assist a team of DNA experts who would be visiting Udupi in connection with the case on Friday.
The second team would be in charge of recording statements, while the third would collect necessary evidence. These three teams would assist Assistant Superintendent of Police D.P. Suman, Investigating Officer in the case.
“We will discuss with the team of DNA experts as to where they have to go and collect evidence here on Friday,” he said.
Bhaskar Shetty, businessman, went missing from his house here on July 28 and his mother Gulabi Shetty lodged a missing complaint at the Manipal police station on July 29.
The police arrested Shetty’s wife Rajeshwari (46) and his son Navneet (24) on the charge of murdering Shetty and destroying evidence, here on Sunday.
They arrested Niranjan Bhat (25), an archak who was close to Rajeshwari and Navneet, at Nitte on Monday as he is said to have taken part in disposing of Bhaskar Shetty’s body after burning it at a Yagna Kund room in his house at Nandalike village, about 25 km from here.
He disposed of the body in a rivulet at Palli village. So far, the police have not recovered the body.
The police arrested two more accused, Srinivas Bhat, father of Niranjan Bhat, and Raghavendra, Niranjan’s car driver, at Nandalike village on Wednesday on the charge of destruction of evidence in the case.
The police custody of Rajeshwari and Navneet will end on Friday. “We will seek extension of police custody of Rajeshwari and Navneet, when they are produced before court on Friday,” Mr. Balakrishna said.
Earring removedMeanwhile, one of the earrings stuck in Niranjan Bhat’s intestine came out after treatment at the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on Friday. With this, all three ornaments in his intestine had been removed. He had attempted suicide by consuming a finger-ring studded with a diamond and a pair of earrings.
He was rushed to the District Government Hospital here on Monday and the finger-ring and one earring got washed out after he was given laxatives on Tuesday.
RemandedMeanwhile, both Srinivas Bhat and Raghavendra, who were produced before the court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate on the charge of destruction of evidence in the case here on Thursday, were remanded in judicial custody till August 24.
