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Udupi : Laxman Nimbargi, Superintendent of District Police officially informed the media that on Sunday, 3^rd June, district police arrested sub-inspector of police, Hiriyadka, D. N. Kumar and two other policemen after it was found that cattle trader Hussainabba (62) who was found dead under mysterious circumstances near Perdoor on 30^th May, 2018.

SP Laxman Nimbargi said after finding the victim dead, the police along with other accused who had tipped them off about illegal transport of cattle, kept the body in the police vehicle away from the place where the cattle transporting vehicle was waylaid. Later the police registered a case of unnatural death on the morning of 30^th May, saying that Hussainabba must have died of cardiac arrest while fleeing from the police the previous night.

Along with D. N. Kumar SI of Hiriyadka Police station, two other policemen are Gopal, driver and Head Constable Mohan Kothwal. The district police also arrested Umesh Shetty (28), a resident of Perdoor and Rathan (22), a resident of Hiriyadka on Sunday and they had arrested Suresh Mendon alias Suri (42) a resident of Perdoor and Prasad H Kondady (30) a resident of Hiriyadka from Ballari on 1^st June.

Hussainabba and others who were transporting cattle in a multi-utility vehicle were waylaid by Bajarang Dal activists at Shenabettu near Perdoor. After the accused thrashed the cattle traders, two of them fled leaving Hussainabba in the hands of the activists. Meanwhile a police vehicle too arrived at the spot, the complainant the brother of deceased Hussainabba said that his brother was murdered in front of the police sub-inspector. He came to know about the incident from one of the cattle traders who fled from the spot. Mohammed Ismail said.

SP Laxman Nimbargi said that during the investigation it was found that the accused had stopped the cattle transpsorting vehicle along with the police on the intervening night of May 29 and 30^th May.

While two fled, Hussainabba was caught by the accused, who also damaged the multi-utility vehicle. While Hussainabba was ushered into the police vehicle, one of the accused, Suri drove the Multi utility vehicle to the police station. The police realized that Hussainabba was dead on reaching the station and with the help of Prasad Kondadi and other, shifted the body near the place where the traders were waylaid, SP said.

Moreover, the police on Sunday, 3^rd June arrested in connection to the case. They have been identified as Chetan Acharya (22), Shailash Shetty (20) and Ganesh (24), all residents of Perdoor. Upto now, 10 people have been arrested in the case and more will be arrested soon, SP said.