Mangaluru Court awards life term to five accused in Madoor Yusuf murder case
Coastal Talk News | Mangaluru
Five accused in the 2015 murder of Madoor Yusuf inside Mangaluru prison have been sentenced to life imprisonment and fined a total of Rs. 76,000 by the 2nd Additional District and Sessions Court, Mangaluru. Madoor Yusuf was murdered inside Mangaluru prison, which falls under the jurisdiction of Barke Police Station, on November 2, 2015. A case was registered at Barkе Police Station in connection with the murder.
After completing the trial, 2nd Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Jagadish V.N. pronounced the judgment on October 1, 2026, sentencing the five accused- Litesh Poojary, Shobharaj, Yuvaraj, Pradeep and Umesh Kombar- to life imprisonment. Special Public Prosecutor B Mohan Kumar argued in favour of the prosecution in the case. Tilak Chandra, who was then the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru City Police’s Central Sub-Division, conducted the investigation and submitted the charge sheet against the accused before the court.
The case was registered at Barkе Police Station under sections 143, 144, 147, 148, 324, 326, 353, 332, 307, 302, 120(B), 37 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The 2nd Additional District and Sessions Court on September 28, 2026 had convicted these five persons in connection with the 2015 murder of Madoor Yusuf, while the court had acquitted five others for lack of sufficient evidence.
Two gangs had clashed when the jail inmates were having breakfast on November 2, 2015. The clash resulted in the death of the two- Madoor Isubu alias Madoor Yusuf, and his associate Ganesh Shetty. One group member attacked Yusuf and Ganesh with sharp weapons. Madur Yusuf was involved in the murder of BJP leader Sukhananda Shetty and rowdy Candle Santhu.
