‘Very serious offence’: No bail for advocate in Bengaluru gym trainer murder
(File Photo)A court in rural Bengaluru has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of an advocate accused of arranging the contract killing of a gym trainer for a real estate businessman, stating that practising lawyers should not involve themselves in crime as their duty is to reform society. “A practising advocate involved in murder cases is against his advocacy. An advocate should always work to reform society. Therefore, the offences alleged against the petitioner are non-bailable and also very serious in nature,” a Bengaluru district court ruled on July 22, while rejecting the anticipatory bail plea of advocate B Lokesh in the murder case.The 39-year-old advocate is accused of taking money from real estate businessman Prasad Rao, 50, to arrange the murder of gym trainer Vijay Kumar, 35, allegedly to end Kumar’s relationship with Rao’s daughter. Kumar’s decomposed body was found in the Bannerghatta forest area on June 9. Police investigations have revealed that he was killed on June 6 after being lured to a drinking party by a gang hired by Lokesh. The gang was led by Sriram, a local gangster in the Anekal region, who was a legal client of the advocate, the police investigations have revealed.
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