Belagavi, (Karnataka) April 4 (TIWN): The court has also directed the authorities to pay Rs 30 lakh compensation to the wife of deceased industrialist Nayak. The court has asked the Superintendent of Police of Uttara Kannada district and the Police Commissioner of Mysuru City to ensure security to the woman and her son who gave evidence against the accused persons.

K.G. Puranikamatha, the Special Public Prosecutor, stated after the verdict that the accused should have been given the capital punishment and they would go for an appeal demanding the death penalty in the High Court.

Along with Bannanje Raja, the court has sentenced Jagadish Patel, the prime accused in the case from Uttar Pradesh, Abhi Bhandagar from Bengaluru, Ganesh Bhajanthri from Udupi, Mahesh Achangi from Hassan, M.B. Santhosh from Kerala, Jagadish Chandraraj from Bengaluru and Ankit Kumar Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh to life imprisonment.


The fifth accused in the case K.M. Ismail from Kerala has been sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment and the court has imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on him.

Bannanje Raja is the 9th accused in the case. He was involved in several serious criminal cases in the coastal districts of Karnataka, Bengaluru and Maharashtra like murder, attempt to murder, kidnappings and extortion.

The court has also directed the authorities to pay Rs 30 lakh compensation to the wife of deceased industrialist Nayak. The court has asked the Superintendent of Police of Uttara Kannada district and the Police Commissioner of Mysuru City to ensure security to the woman and her son who gave evidence against the accused persons.  K.G. Puranikamatha, the Special Public Prosecutor, stated after the verdict that the accused should have been given the capital punishment and they would go for an appeal demanding the death penalty in the High Court.  Along with Bannanje Raja, the court has sentenced Jagadish Patel, the prime accused in the case from Uttar Pradesh, Abhi Bhandagar from Bengaluru, Ganesh Bhajanthri from Udupi, Mahesh Achangi from Hassan, M.B. Santhosh from Kerala, Jagadish Chandraraj from Bengaluru and Ankit Kumar Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh to life imprisonment.