On Monday, a City Civil & Session Court refused bail to Sudhir Angur, prime accused in the murder of former Alliance University vice-chancellor Ayyappa Dore.
Dore, 53, was found dead at HMT Ground in RT Nagar on Oct 16, 2019.
Sudhir Angur, 57, who was then chancellor of the university, was arrested on Oct 17, 2019, & named the first accused. Sudhir moved his bail plea before the 55th additional city civil and sessions Court on Feb 4. The order was reserved after 10 hearings on March 21.
The prosecution’s case was that Sudhir had a dispute with his brother Madhukar Angur over the university affairs. As Dore was working in Madhukar’s favour, Sudhir planned to eliminate Dore with the help of contract killers.
Sudhir’s lawyer disputed that the entire case is foisted to help Madhukar regain control over the university. Citing Covid-19 concerns, counsel argued that Sudhir, a law-abiding citizen with no criminal antecedents, is entitled to bail.
The special public prosecutor, however, pointed out that there’s sufficient evidence against Sudhir.
The Prosecutor said that “The DVR seized from Sudhir’s residence has CCTV footages showing the co-accused visiting the place. Police have also seized the contract money from the killers. The confession of Sudhir & his fellow accused prove his role in the case".
-Judge K Narayana Prasad denied the bail, noting that if released, the accused might influence witnesses, given his status & official position.
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