HC pulls up investigating officer in Shubha case

The bench comprising Justice K Shreedhar Rao and Justice B V Pinto, pointed out that the investigating officer should have taken more care and by seizing the mobile phones of only Arun Verma and Shubha, had rendered the investigation incomplete.

Counsel for the petitioner C V Nagesh, who related the eye witness account of a person, who had stopped to help her on the night of the murder, stated that Shubha made every effort to get medical help for injured Girish.

She also lodged a complaint at the police station and signed as witness. He also produced the statement of Girish’s father, who had stated that they knew Shubha for a long time and the marriage was arranged after taking the consent of Shubha and Girish.

Shubha has filed an appeal in the High Court seeking bail. In her appeal, she has sought to quash the sentence. Shubha, her boyfriend Arun Verma, Dinesh alias Dinakar and Venkatesh, were held guilty by a City court on July 14, for the murder of B V Girish on Domlur-Koramangala Ring Road.

The lower court had sentenced the four to life imprisonment and also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of them. The money was to be handed over to Girish’s family. The matter will be heard on Thursday.