Bandepalya rowdy-sheeter Shabbir murder: 11 accused arrested, KCOCA to be invoked by Bengaluru police
The Hindu
Bengaluru police arrest 11 in Shabbir's murder linked to extortion; KCOCA to be invoked for organized crime involvement.
The Bandepalya police have cracked the murder of notorious rowdy-sheeter Shabbir in Bengaluru, and arrested 11 accused. Considering the gravity of the offence, the police are expected to invoke the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) against them.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Electronics City division) M. Narayan said the murder was the result of a long-standing dispute involving extortion and a civil property issue between the accused and the deceased.
Probe revealed that Shabbir was allegedly maintaining dominance in the area and was involved in collecting ‘hafta’ from several traders, including scrap shop owners. He had allegedly set his eyes on a property belonging to the sister of one of the accused, named Sunny, located near a mosque in Bandepalya.
Police said Shabbir had pressured Sunny to hand over the land and had threatened to erect a compound wall forcibly at the site. He had also allegedly issued repeated threats, leading to mounting resentment among Sunny and others.
Unable to tolerate the intimidation, Sunny and his associates allegedly hatched a plan to eliminate Shabbir. The murder was planned over a week in a garage, police said.
On the day of the incident, the accused allegedly threw chilli powder into Shabbir’s eyes before hacking him to death with deadly weapons. After committing the crime, the accused fled in an autorickshaw to K.R. Puram.
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