Karnataka HC halts drug case against gangster Wilson Garden Naga; probe into illegal prison activities to continue

In the 2021 cause trafficking lawsuit successful the Koramangala constabulary limits, fishy Appaya was allegedly recovered successful possession of 12 grams of MDMA. Following his arrest, the peddler alleged that Wilson Garden Naga financed his activities.

In petitions filed to reason the narcotics lawsuit against him, Naga argued that helium was successful situation for 2 years betwixt 2021 and 2022 for his alleged relation successful the execution of rival gangster Shantinagar Linga successful Hiresave connected December 8, 2020 erstwhile the narcotics lawsuit was filed. Naga was acquitted successful the execution lawsuit connected May 12, 2022.

“(Naga) connected the said day of seizure was successful situation and the seizure (of drugs) happens determination extracurricular the situation and connected the voluntary connection of accused fig 1 the petitioner is named arsenic accused fig two,” a azygous justice seat of the Karnataka High Court observed connected November 14.

“In these circumstances the petitioner would get the payment of what the apex tribunal has said successful Tofan Singh vs State of Tamil Nadu,” wherever the Supreme Court ruled that confessional statements recorded nether conception 67 of cases nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act are not admissible arsenic grounds for trial.

In the lawsuit pertaining to amerciable activities successful prison, the tribunal said connected November 11 that the probe volition proceed but the constabulary indispensable not harass Naga successful transportation with it. The substance emerged aft pictures appeared successful nationalist domain successful August this twelvemonth showing Naga relaxing successful situation with murder-accused movie prima Darshan Thoogudeepa.

“The learned Additional State Public Prosecutor submits that the amerciable items that person got into the situation cannot beryllium without the connivance of the situation officials and the petitioner. Therefore, the probe is connected and it should not beryllium stalled. The petitioner shall cooperate with the probe but successful the garb of investigation, the petitioner shall not beryllium harassed oregon coercive enactment beryllium taken against him,” the tribunal observed.

The seat of Justice M Nagaprasanna said the constabulary should not record a chargesheet successful the lawsuit without the support of the precocious court.

Images captured connected compartment phones and which emerged from the Bengaluru situation successful August showed Naga relaxing with an subordinate Kulla Seena, histrion Darshan and the actor’s subordinate successful the situation compound. There were besides images of a gangster’s day solemnisation successful situation successful which Naga was besides seen participating. A consequent probe resulted successful the suspension of 9 lower-rung situation officials successful August.

After Naga was sent to the Bengaluru situation successful August with 21 associates – each accused successful an August 4, 2023 organised sidesplitting of rival Siddapura Mahesh – determination person been allegations that the pack controls activities successful the jail. A constabulary raid connected the barracks successful September this twelvemonth unearthed arsenic galore arsenic 11 phones, dongles utilized for net connections, and astir Rs 5,000 successful cash.

Following the allegation of VIP attraction successful prison, a sessions tribunal successful Bengaluru ordered the transportation of Naga and an subordinate from the Bengaluru cardinal jailhouse to the Belagavi situation successful September.