Three arrested on charges of murder of private bus operator in Udupi

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The Malpe constabulary person arrested 3 persons successful transportation with the execution of 52-year-old Saifuddin, the proprietor of AKMS Transport, which operated backstage buses, astatine Kodavoor successful Udupi connected Saturday.

The accused person been identified arsenic Mohammed Faizal Khan, 27, of Badagabettu colony of Udupi taluk, Mohammed Sharief, 37, of Shivalli colony of Udupi taluk, and Abdul Shukoor, 43, of Katipalla successful Mangaluru taluk.

Faizal Khan was a operator successful AKMS transport and adjacent confidante of Saifuddin, the victim.

On Saturday morning, Saifuddin and Faizal Khan went successful a car from the former’s location successful Manipal to his 2nd location successful Kodavoor, wherever Faizal Khan joined Sharief and Shukoor and hacked Saifuddin to death, the constabulary said.

Sharief and Shukoor, besides drivers successful the AKMS transport, were among the 5 accused, on with Saifuddin, who were booked successful transportation with the execution of a barroom proprietor Vashist Satyaranarayana Yadav successful Malpe connected February 13, 2020.

The duo were said to beryllium unhappy with Saifuddin, arsenic helium did not financially enactment them and their household members erstwhile they were successful judicial custody pursuing their apprehension successful the execution case, the constabulary said.

Saifuddin was accused successful 18 transgression cases, including 2 execution cases.

A squad headed by Malpe Circle inspector Ramachandra Nayak arrested the 3 persons connected Saturday. They were produced earlier the jurisdictional magistrate, who remanded the trio successful judicial custody connected Sunday, the constabulary said.

Published - September 28, 2025 08:33 p.m. IST

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