Udupi: The JMFC court in the city sent three out of five arrested accused in the sensational Bhasker Shetty murder case to judicial custody, while the remaining two were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday, August 24.
Bhasker Shetty’s wife Rajeshwari (48), son Navaneet Shetty (20) and astrologer Niranjan Bhat (26), the prime accused in the case were sent to judicial custody till September 6. Niranjan’s father Srinivas Bhat (56) and car driver Raghavendra (25) were handed over to CID’s custody till August 29.
Meanwhile, the court also ordered a DNA test as requested by the police. The police had earlier submitted an application to permit to match the DNA of Bhaskar Shetty by collecting the DNA of his mother and his brothers.