Chhota Shakeel’s aide held in City
Cricket bookie, extortionist and Chhota Shakeel’s aide Rajesh Jham alias Raju was arrested in Bangalore.
Maharashtra police, with the help of City police, zeroed in on Jham at a star hotel in Kumara Park and took him to Mumbai.

Though Bangalore police denied Jham’s arrest, Maharastra Joint Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria had said at a press conference Jham was arrested on Friday by police in Bangalore.

“Jham lived in Dubai, collected information on City businessmen and passed it on so that extortion calls could be made to them. He was also said to be a cricket bookie.

Police will question him about other financial dealings and the network of Shakeel’s gang in the City, Maria said.
He is also wanted for his alleged role in a 2005 case in which a jeweller was stabbed after he did not pay the extortion money demanded by the gang.

Priest held for duping
A self-styled pontiff, Samarthananda (30) of Sirsi in Karwar district, who took office-bearers of a temple trust for a ride, was arrested by Rajarajeshwaringar police at Davangere on Sunday morning. Cash totalling 15,000 and silver ornaments were recovered from him. According to the police, Samarthananda met Sri Nimishamba temple trust office-bearers on July 17 and introduced himself as the head priest of a temple at Ganigapur near Phandarapura in Maharashtra. He told them that he had undertaken reconstruction of the temple on a large scale and requested them to donate cash and jewellery.

Worker stoned to death
A construction worker was stoned to death by his co-workers and relatives at Kanamangala labourers shed in Kadugodi police station limits on Saturday. Mohammad Saleem’s (50) head was smashed using boulders, police said. The accused Mukthar Ali and Mohammad Israel have been arrested.