Ex-panchayat president murder: Eighth accused arrested

Ex-panchayat president murder: Eighth accused arrested Published – August 20, 2026 09: 08 pm IST – MANGALURU.

Key points

• According to a release, a team of police personnel from the Kundapura Police Station secured Kumar at Haldwani in Nainital district of Uttarakhand.
• The police have additionally arrested Mohammed Irshad, Chiraj Poojary and Sadananada Devadiga for allegedly providing capital to the three assailants.
• The police tracked the assailants and arrested Anmol Rastogi and Ziaul Vazul Sheikh alias Deepak.
• Investigation has made public that Kumar was among the persons engaged by Kishore Ram Poojary.
• D'Souza was attacked when he was regarding to secure on his jeep parked in front of his office, 'Prince Enterprises', near St.

For context, the Udupi police have arrested Suraj Kumar, 31, of Bihar, in connection with the murder of former president of Mudarnagadi Gram Panchayat David D'Souza in Udupi district on August 7. Till now, the police have arrested eight persons.

For context, the police arrested Kumar and seized his mobile phone. Kumar was produced before jurisdictional magistrate in Udupi on Thursday.

Investigation has made public that Kumar was among the persons engaged by Kishore Ram Poojary. This person was arrested for giving contract for the murder, to contact the three assailants of D'souza.

D'Souza was attacked when he was regarding to secure on his jeep parked in front of his office, 'Prince Enterprises', near St. Francis Xavier Church, in Pilar.

In practice, the police tracked the assailants and arrested Anmol Rastogi and Ziaul Vazul Sheikh alias Deepak. The third accused, Raju, was shot at by the police while trying to flee after shooting at a sub-inspector. Raju was undergoing treatment at the Udupi district hospital.

For context, the police have additionally arrested Mohammed Irshad, Chiraj Poojary and Sadananada Devadiga for allegedly providing capital to the three assailants. Poojary allegedly had a grudge against D'souza for losing contract of a roadwork.

Meanwhile, the police are looking into technical data related to the accused to find other persons involved in the murder.

For now, ex-panchayat president murder: Eighth accused arrested remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.