City Police invoke KCOCA against Kali Yogish, associates

MANGALURU: Mangaluru City Police commissioner R Hithendra has invoked the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act against fugitive gangster Yogish alias Kali Yogish and four of his associates. While Kali Yogish and his partner in crime Ravi Pujari are absconding, their associates nabbed by city crime branch officials on June 21 are presently in judicial custody following their arrest while plotting an extortion related crime.
Hithendra, in an official communique here stated that the accused Subbu alias Subrahamanya, 27, Kiran alias Achyuth alias Swami, 30, Sunil Kumar alias Kauti, 22, and Rohith Kamath, 22 were nabbed when planning to gun down a city based realtor at Kuntapadavu under Bajpe police station limits. Police recovered three country made pistols, 17 live cartridges, two mobile phones and Rs 1.50 lakh in cash given to them by Yogish.
A case was registered in Bajpe police station under sections 120 (B), 115, 386 of IPC with section 3, 25 (1)(A) of Arms Act. Finding that their activities came under the purview of organised criminal activities during investigation, Hithendra directed Ravikumar S, assistant commissioner of police, Mangaluru north division to probe the same under KCOCA. The investigating officer carried out investigations accordingly and gathered evidence.
Accordingly, charges were framed against Yogish, resident of Bandara Mane, Kadike Haleyangadi in Mangaluru taluk, and above named four accused, who are in judicial custody. Section 3 of KCOCA too has been included in the chargesheet that was filed before special KCOCA court headed by principal district and session court judge, Mysuru, Hithendra said adding City police will continue this zero tolerance towards organised crime