‘Dirty things’: Judge not to hear pre-arrest bail pleas in Bengaluru gym trainer murder

A judge from the Karnataka High Court has decided not to hear anticipatory bail petitions from a real estate businessman and an advocate in a murder case. The accused, K Prasad Rao and B Lokesh, are alleged to have given a contract to kill Vijay Kumar, a gym trainer who had a relationship with the realtor's daughter. Both are accused of orchestrating the murder for Rs 25 lakh to end the relationship.

The judge, Justice Vishwajit Shetty, expressed his discomfort with the case, stating that he did not want to be a part of these "dirty things." The sessions court had already rejected the anticipatory bail petitions, noting that the advocate had gone missing after the police arrested four people in connection with the murder. The high court had earlier rejected the advocate's petition to remove his name from the accused list.

The CID unit later took over the investigation after the realtor's wife alleged on social media that the police had falsely implicated her husband.