Udupi police arrest three in connection with assault of deceased rape accused

Pavan Kumar of Uttar Pradesh, was among the three persons arrested by Udupi police in connection with recent assault of rape accused Pradeep Poojary in Udupi district. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Udupi district police have arrested three persons in connection with assault of rape accused, Pradeep Poojary.The police gave names of the three arrested persons as Pavan Kumar, 24, of Kushi Nagar in Uttar Pradesh; Adarsha Kanchan; and Dinesh Shetty; both from of Varanga village in Hebri Taluk of Udupi district.The three arrested persons and a minor boy were among eight persons accused of assaulting Pradeep Poojary on October 28, when the latter was beating the girl that he was accused of raping. Poojary was admitted to a government hospital where he ended his life on October 30.The special police team headed by Police Inspector Mahesh Prasad arrested Pavan Kumar, and secured the minor boy, from Bhopal Railway station in Madhya Pradesh on November 3. Kumar was produced before jurisdictional magistrate in Udupi on November 5 and he was remanded to 14 days of judicial custody. The minor boy was put in Government Boys Home. Adarsha Kanchan of Udupi district was among the three persons arrested by Udupi police in connection with recent assault of rape accused Pradeep Poojary in Udupi district. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A team headed by Police Sub Inspector Muktabai arrested Kanchan and Shetty on November 7 in Karkala and produced before investigation officer Mahesh Prasad. Search was on for the other accused persons.Two assaults and a deathPradeep Poojary was first arrested for allegedly harassing the girl. Few days after his release on bail, he was arrested again for allegedly raping the girl. On October 28, Poojary came to girl’s house and started beating the girl and threw chill powder on the girl’s mother when she tried to intervene.Eight persons rushed and hit Poojary. Poojary filed a complaint against the assaulters after getting admitted to hospital, but the jurisdictional Hiriyadka police did not register it. Poojary later ended his life in the hospital on October 30. Dinesh Shetty of Udupi district, was among the three persons arrested by Udupi police in connection with recent assault of rape accused Pradeep Poojary in Udupi district. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Based on the inquiry report by Additional Superintendent of Police, Hiriyadka Police Sub Inspector has been attached to the office of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Western Range, and disciplinary action has been initiated. Disciplinary action will be initiated against two police staff posted at the hospital for negligence, Udupi SP Hariram Shankar stated.CID probe orderedMeanwhile, Director General and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem has ordered transferring cases of attack on the rape victim, registered on October 28 at Udupi Women Police Station, the attack on Pradeep Poojary registered at Hiriyadka Police Station and a case of abetment to suicide of Poojary against the rape victim at Udupi Town Police Station, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further probe. Published - November 09, 2026 06:17 pm IST