Mangaluru: Two shootings in a fortnight in Mangaluru Police Commissionerate limits, allegedly through individuals with underworld links has left businessmen in the town a apprehensive lot.
The recent shootings have been on Car Street on December 8 and in Mulki on December 23. In each incidents, two unidentified men opened fired. In the primary instance, bike-borne men opened fire at an employee of M Sanjeeva Shetty Silks and Sarees on Car Street injuring an employee. In Saturday night time's incident two individuals opened fire on the place of abode of a businessman in Mulki. Bike-borne men arrived at businessman M Nagaraj's place of abode, positioned beside the freeway. While probably the most men entered the compound and opened fire, the opposite waited on the motorbike.
The incident has rattled those concerned with actual property. "Extortion and threat calls were common after demonetisation. They used to target businessmen like us but this time around the targets are those not involved in real estate," printed a realtor, who didn't want to be named. City realtors started getting danger calls from the underworld someday in 2007. Extortion calls would be made to the offices and homes of realtors. Following such alleged threats, police allowed them to have own revolvers for their protection.
Major hafta calls would come from infamous underworld don Bannanje Raja, now arrested, and Ravi Poojary.
A senior police authentic says such incidents floor when elections are not far away. "This is a common phenomenon when polls are nearing," he added.
The two shootings which took place inside a span of a fortnight befell in fortnight are executed through Kali Yogesh, underworld fugitive and henchman of Ravi Poojary. Yogesh, hailing from Haleyangadi, joined the underworld three a long time in the past after being concerned with several thefts and extortion cases in Mangaluru. Sources claim he's holed up in Thailand or Mauritius and with maximum of his targets being actual property tycoons. "According to our understanding, these shootings were for his presence to be felt in the underworld. It is committed by his men, either local or from other places," added any other senior police authentic.
Don's 2 aides arrested
Two aides of underworld fugitive Kali Yogesh have been arrested near Mulky on Thursday. Police have seized two pistols and seven are living rounds from them. The arrested are Manoj Kunder, 35, and Chandr-ashekara, 32. T R Suresh, town police commissioner, stated that Manoj has direct contacts with Kali Yogesh and in keeping with his instructions he was wearing out the shotings.
The recent shootings have been on Car Street on December 8 and in Mulki on December 23. In each incidents, two unidentified men opened fired. In the primary instance, bike-borne men opened fire at an employee of M Sanjeeva Shetty Silks and Sarees on Car Street injuring an employee. In Saturday night time's incident two individuals opened fire on the place of abode of a businessman in Mulki. Bike-borne men arrived at businessman M Nagaraj's place of abode, positioned beside the freeway. While probably the most men entered the compound and opened fire, the opposite waited on the motorbike.
The incident has rattled those concerned with actual property. "Extortion and threat calls were common after demonetisation. They used to target businessmen like us but this time around the targets are those not involved in real estate," printed a realtor, who didn't want to be named. City realtors started getting danger calls from the underworld someday in 2007. Extortion calls would be made to the offices and homes of realtors. Following such alleged threats, police allowed them to have own revolvers for their protection.
Major hafta calls would come from infamous underworld don Bannanje Raja, now arrested, and Ravi Poojary.
A senior police authentic says such incidents floor when elections are not far away. "This is a common phenomenon when polls are nearing," he added.
The two shootings which took place inside a span of a fortnight befell in fortnight are executed through Kali Yogesh, underworld fugitive and henchman of Ravi Poojary. Yogesh, hailing from Haleyangadi, joined the underworld three a long time in the past after being concerned with several thefts and extortion cases in Mangaluru. Sources claim he's holed up in Thailand or Mauritius and with maximum of his targets being actual property tycoons. "According to our understanding, these shootings were for his presence to be felt in the underworld. It is committed by his men, either local or from other places," added any other senior police authentic.
Don's 2 aides arrested
Two aides of underworld fugitive Kali Yogesh have been arrested near Mulky on Thursday. Police have seized two pistols and seven are living rounds from them. The arrested are Manoj Kunder, 35, and Chandr-ashekara, 32. T R Suresh, town police commissioner, stated that Manoj has direct contacts with Kali Yogesh and in keeping with his instructions he was wearing out the shotings.
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