Days after charred cranium discovered, Kannada actress held for homicide

A homicide thriller that started with discovery of a charred cranium in a distant forest space outdoors Hubli metropolis in north Karnataka by a farmer on April 10, and the following discovering of charred limbs in one other a part of the town, has now ended with the arrest of a younger model-turned-actress and her good friend.
The homicide thriller was cracked by Hubli-Dharwad police after DNA evaluation of the physique elements present in separate areas, research of CCTV footage on roads resulting in the forest space, and evaluation of cellphone tower info for the areas the place the physique elements have been discovered, in line with the police.
Investigation has discovered that the sufferer was Rakesh Katwe, 32, stepbrother of the accused actress Shanaya Katwe. The police have recognized his alleged killers as Shanaya’s good friend Niyaz Ahmed Katigar, 21, and the latter’s associates – Tausif Abdul Rehman, 21; Altaf Tajuddin, 24; and Aman Giraniwale, 19.
The police mentioned they zeroed in on the suspects after investigations confirmed {that a} Maruti Ritz automobile registered in Shayana’s identify and a Hyundai Accent automobile registered in Aman’s identify have been allegedly used to eliminate the physique after Katwe’s loss of life in Hubli. The arrest of Niyaz Ahmed and his associates and their interrogation revealed that Katwe was killed after he reportedly objected to a relationship between Shanaya and Niyaz, Dharwad Superintendent of Police P Krishnakant mentioned after the arrests.

Shanaya, who entered the Kannada movie world in 2018 after a modelling profession, had just lately accomplished a second movie. The police mentioned her household had adopted Rakesh Katwe as a baby.
A farmer had discovered the charred cranium in Devaragudihal forests outdoors Hubli on April 10; different chopped, charred elements have been discovered close to Gadag highway outdoors the city.

A police workforce headed by Dharwad SP Krishnakant was tasked with the probe. Police mentioned the homicide occurred on April 9 and that the physique was chopped and disposed of subsequently. A cell phone that Shanaya was utilizing through the interval of the crime had helped police observe down the killers, an officer mentioned.
Shanaya was positioned beneath arrest on April 22 after her position emerged within the crime when she was questioned following the arrest of the others on April 18, an officer mentioned.