Hassan court sentences six people to six years in jail in 2022 murder case

A local court in Hassan district of Karnataka has sentenced six men to six years in prison for the murder of a 42-year-old man in 2022.

- Coovercolly Indresh

BENGALURU:

Delivering the verdict, the Channarayapatna 4th Additional District and Sessions Court judge justice VN Jagadish also took note of the accused trying to negotiate a settlement with the family of the victim.

"If individuals can so brazenly infringe upon the lives of others and then seek monetary settlements to escape accountability, what does that say about our legal system? It raises serious questions about the integrity of the police and the court. We cannot allow such blatant attempts to undermine justice," said the judge, pronouncing the verdict on January 20. The order was made public on January 26.

The convicts — Bharat Gopal (34), Abhishek Yogesh alias Kabab Abhi (29), Chiranjeevi Rame Gowda (27), Abhishek Nagaraju alias Rebel Abhi (32), Somashekar Chandre Gowda (33), and Kumar Dodde Gowda alias Thief Kumar (30) — were found guilty of assaulting and killing 42-year-old UG Gangadhar, a tailor from Channarayapatna. During investigation, the police found that the prime accused Bharat travelled to Subramanya in Dakshina Kannada district in September 2022 without informing his wife, and later shared photos from his trip on social media.