Mandya/Sathanur: Several people have been booked in connection with the suspicious death of a cattle trader, whose body was found yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as Idris Pasha (35), a resident of Guttalu Layout in Mandya. One of the prime suspects in the case has been identified as Puneet Kerehalli, Chief of Rashtra Rakshana Samithi Pade, who has been booked by Police among others. Puneet and others had intercepted a goods vehicle in front of Sathanur Police Station and had handed over 16 cattle heads which were being transported in the vehicle to the Police on Saturday midnight. Three persons, who were in the goods vehicle, had fled from the spot and one person was caught by Puneet and his team, who handed him over to the Police. A case in this regard was registered yesterday morning. Meanwhile, the goods vehicle driver, alleging that his vehicle was illegally detained, had lodged a complaint against Puneet and his team members. But at about 9 am yesterday, the body of Idris was found at a distance from the spot, where the goods vehicle was detained.
