Bangalore, October 18: The city police are not only investigating Tuesday evening's shooting at builder and educationist Dayanand Pai here but also Mr. Pai himself for his alleged role in a forgery case along with Shivajinagar MLA Roshan Baig.
Mr. Pai, a member of the board of management, B.M.S. Institute of Technology, and syndicate member of Mangalore and Manipal Universities, was shot at, allegedly by a local gangster, over a property row near the busy Ramakrishna Ashram junction here five minutes past six on Tuesday evening.
Although the case involving him and Mr. Baig was filed last October, the jurisdictional Bharati Nagar police have reportedly not made any headway.
The case, filed by city builder Ziaulla Sharieff, said Mr. Baig booked a penthouse for his wife on Haines Road by paying Rs. 5 lakh advance with the assurance that the remaining Rs. 45 lakh would be paid in instalments by the time of execution of the sale deed.
Although there was paper work was not done or general power of attorney issued, Mr. Baig took possession of the penthouse and renovated it. When Mr. Sharieff asked for the money, Mr. Baig allegedly threatened him with dire consequences and sold the penthouse to a third party for Rs.1.5 crore, Mr. Sharieff's complaint said.
Mr. Baig allegedly forged the sale deed with the help of Mr. Pai who signed the document claiming to be the apartment's owner.
The Bharati Nagar police sent the documents for forensic examination.
“Preliminary investigation has revealed that Mr. Sharieff has been duped. We are waiting for more evidence,” a police officer who is part of theSecurity
Meanwhile, Mr. Pai has been provided with two police gunmen for round-the-clock security following Tuesday's attack, Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) T. Suneel Kumar said.
Contrary to the police statement that his car was bulletproof, the police clarified on Wednesday that its windows had a fibre sheet placed between two or three thick sheets of glass, which helped resist the force of the bullets fired by the assailants.
The Basavanagudi police, who are investigating, said that the two rounds fired at Mr. Pai's car came from 0.22 bore country-make pistols. “We are checking the CCTV footage on the stretch along with [mobile phone] call record details for the clues,” the police said.
The Central Crime Branch is tracking down Hebbet Manja's men after the gangster claimed on a TV channel he orchestrated the attack.
The police are verifying details about a complaint filed at Rajanakunte police station involving Mr. Dayanand Pai over land dispute which allegedly trigged the attack.
However, the Rajanukunte police denied having received any such complaint.
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