Udupi court acquits accused in Pitti Nagesh murder case

Udupi: The accused in the Pitti Nagesh murder case were acquitted by the Udupi district sessions court on Tuesday, September 6.

On the night of September 11, 2014, Pitti Nagesh alias Nagesh Devadiga (41) of Kukkikatte was attacked and killed near Halima Sabju Auditorium in Udyavara.

Police had arrested 5 persons – identified as Ivan Richard alias Munna, Guruprasad Shetty, Santosh Poojary, Vishwanath Shetty, and Zakir Hussain — and charged them with the murder.

However, the court acquitted the accused after the prosecution failed to prove the allegations mounted against them. The court said there was a lack of supporting evidence to pin the blame on the 5 accused.

Senior advocate Shantaram Shetty argued on behalf of the accused.