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Nine members of a gang held in Karnataka for string of crimes

Belgaum: In a major breakthrough, the Bagalkot police arrested a gang, headed by Nagaraj Jambagi of Bilagi, allegedly involved in a bomb blast in a court in Hubli and in unsuccessful attempts to kill two Congress leaders from Belgaum district — former Minister Satish L. Jarkiholi, MLA, and his brother Ramesh L. Jarkiholi.

According to Inspector-General of Police (Northern Range), Raghavendra Auradkar, here on Sunday, the gang had planned to commit many such crimes with the intention of creating fear psychosis among the rich and extract ransom. The police arrested Nagaraj Jambagi (24); Ramesh Bairuba Pawar (24) from Killa in Bagalkot; Basavaraj Hanamant Roogi (20), working as a salesman in Mangalore; Basavaraj Yamanappa Diggi (22) from Bagalkot; Lingaraj Gurunath Jalagar (24) from Navanagar in Bagalkot town; Manjunath Ambanna Binjawadagi (19) from Bagalkot; Deepak Parashuram Govindakar Kalal (28) from Bagalkot; Hanumant Arjun Sainsakali (22), an ITI student at Tamba in Indi taluk of Bijapur district, and Channabasappa Revansiddappa Hunasagi (35), an agriculturist from Indi.

Another accused identified as Laxman Irappa Bandiwaddar (25) of Navanagar was killed by his own gang members. The arrests were made between December 31, 2008, and January 9, 2009. Mr. Auradkar said the gang was involved in seven murders, three explosions, one of which was in a court in Hubli in May last year, one kidnapping and a motorcycle theft. Police seized Rs. 11,08,250 in cash, gold and silver ornaments, 2 motorcycles, among others.

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