Mangaluru: The court on Friday sentenced three accused to rigorous life imprisonment while two other accused were sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for the murder of Advocate Naushad Kashimji.
The accused have been identified as Dinesh Shetty, Ritesh, Ganesh, Pratap Shetty and Subrahmanya; they were convicted on Wednesday.
Of the accused the three serving rigorous life imprisonment and will have to pay Rs 20,000 penalty each are Dinesh, Pratap and Ritesh. However, failure to pay the fine would result in five more years of rigorous imprisonment. They were also sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment with Rs 5,000 penalty each under Arms Act sections 3 and 25.
The other two accused were sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000 each and failure to pay the fine would attract three more years of rigorous imprisonment. The two also get six months of rigorous imprisonment and Rs 5,000 penalty each and non-payment of the fine would result in five more months in prison.
The penalty paid would be given to Naushad Kashimji’s wife and children.
Advocate Naushad spoke on behalf of Rashid Malbari, a close associate of Dawood Ibrahim and was murdered near his house at Falnir on April 9, 2009.
Naushad’s brother Sameer Kashimji, speaking to the media said that he was happy with the judgment. However, he said that the actual accused was roaming free, but this judgment would be a lesson for all involved in the murder.
(Agencies)
