Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Jan 23: It is said that during his questioning, Adithya Rao, accused of planting a bomb in the rest area of the international airport at Mangaluru, claimed that he planned this act as a means to fulfill his desire to be widely known across the country. He also reportedly stated that he planned to surrender at the office of the director general and inspector general of police (DG-IGP) purely to gain in terms of huge publicity.
In normal course, after committing crime, the criminals try to run away from the clutches of law. In some cases, they might surrender at the police station or court. Adithya's plan was to become popular and therefore he chose to surrender at the DG-IGP office, police sources said, quoting answers provided by Rao to the questions.
Halasuru Gate police station personnel, who took custody of the accused who had surrendered and confessed that he had indeed planted the explosive, questioned him at the police station. During this period, Adithya is said to have justified his action.
Adithya told them that after his photos and CCTV footage were widely published and circulated, he was certain to get arrested. "I thought it would be better if I surrender on my own. But I desired to see that my name gets wide recognition. As surrendering at Mangaluru would not have got that much attention and publicity, he said he came to Bengaluru to get more famous.
The police said they have not seen an accused or criminal directly approaching the DG-IGP office to surrender.
Rao had left Mangaluru on Monday night. After reaching Shivamogga, he went to Bengaluru by a lorry. On Tuesday morning, he presented himself at the office of director general and inspector general of police on Tuesday morning. He was questioned at Halasuru Gate police station, and he was subjected to medical tests in the afternoon. After he was produced in the first ACMM court, he was handed over to Mangaluru police through transit warrant. Rao was taken to Mangaluru by 7.30 pm flight. He is now in city crime branch office, and is likely to be produced in the court on Thursday.