Udupi: District superintendent of police (SP), Rajendra Prasad, said the murderers of Pitty Nagesh have revealed that the act was to take revenge for the murder of a notorious rowdy Vinod Shettigar.

The accused are identified as Ivan Richard alias Munna (33), resident of Salami Cottage, behind Nejar Rice Mill, Pragati Nagara, Moodutonse, Santhekatte, Guruprasad Shetty (26) of Alevoor Doddamane, Guddeangady post, Alevoor village, Santosh Poojary (32), residing near Hanuman Garage, Badagubettu Moodumane, Bailoor, Vishwanath Shetty (32), residing at Radha Nivas, Melmane, Korangrapady, and Zakir Hussain (25), from Kalyan Nagar, Badagubettu Kukkikatte.

Speaking at a press conference held on September 13, Saturday SP said the accused had revealed the cause of murder after the team of officials arrested them in front of Halima Sabju auditorium in Udyavar on September 11.

SP said that, the Kaup police had received a complaint from Jitendra Shetty, son of Ratnakar Shetty from Udyavar, informing that a body of a person aged around 40 to 45 years has been found murdered brutally.

A case under sections 302 and 34 of Indian Penal Code was registered in Kaup police station against the accused.

The police have seized Two swords, a large-sized knife, a Maruti-800 car bearing r registration number KA 20 M 7493, a Ford Fiesta car bearing registration number KA 20 B 6757, and five mobile handsets used to commit the crime from the accused.

SP revealed that, they had killed Pitty Nagesh as an act of revenge for the killing of their friend, Vinod Shettigar by Nagesh Devadiga.

In fact, Munna who was working as an aide of Pitty Nagesh, had conspired his murder joining hands with the enemies. When Pitty Nagesh and Vishwanath Shetty had attended a court hearing in the town On September 8, Pitty Nagesh reportedly threatened Vishwanath to kill him and also told Munna that Vishwanath should be eliminated soon.

It is learnt that Pitty Nagesh was charged with 22 cases, Guruprasad Shetty with two, Santosh with two, Vishwanath Shetty in three cases, while Zakir in two cases.

A team of DCIB led by police inspector Jaishankar along with Kaup police circle inspector Sunil Y Naik, Karkala assistant superintendent of police K Annamalai, under the directions of SP P Rajendra Prasad, guidance of additional SP Santosh Kumar arrested the accused hidden in a garden near the railway bridge at Bolche Galikudru in Udyavar village.