Deccan Herald: New Delhi:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
The Supreme
Court has sought a response from the State government on a petition filed by
the mother of RTI activist and Congress worker Vasudev Adiga, challenging the
Karnataka High Court’s order granting bail to the alleged mastermind of her
son’s murder in January.
A bench of
Justices T S Thakur and S J Mukhopadhaya issued notice to the State government
and one of the accused, Subramanya Udupa, on the special leave petition filed
by Sringeshwari Adiga.
The
45-year-old RTI activist’s body was found floating in the Madagadakere pond in
Yemmedoddi village, about 20 km from Kadur town in Chikmagalur district on
January 12 this year.
Adiga,
general secretary of the Kota block Congress committee was missing since
January 7, after he left his house on his motorcycle.
His mother
lodged a complaint with the Shankarnarayana police, accusing her neighbour
Ramesh Bayari, an astrologer, and others
of involvement in the crime, due to a long-pending land dispute.
The police
later arrested nine persons including Bayari, his relative Udupa and the
alleged contract killers.
HC order
challenged;
In her
petition before the apex court, Adiga’s mother challenged the High Court order
passed on March 6, granting bail to 52-year-old Udupa, who was arrested on
January 18.
She contended
that the High Court order was wrong as the police were yet to complete the
investigation and file the chargesheet, after collecting evidence and detailing
the role of each accused.
She claimed
that one of the contract killers had already made a statement, charging Bayari
and Udupa with hatching a conspiracy to kill the victim.
The
petitioner also submitted that the High Court had failed to appreciate that the
accused was a powerful person and could influence the probe in the matter.
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