An excavation in Karnataka’s Hassan has uncovered a homicide thriller that lay hidden underground for 2 years. The homicide unravelled after the dying of Gangadhar, 55, because of sickness on August 2 in Santebasavanahalli village beneath the Alur taluk of the Hassan district.
Gangadhar had two sons — Raghavendra, 32, who labored with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Company (BMTC), and Rupesh, who stayed at house.
Following Gangadhar’s dying, relations began reaching out to Raghavendra, his elder son, however they may not contact him at the same time as Rupesh dealt with the funeral preparations. Nonetheless, their relations grew to become suspicious.
“What sort of son doesn’t come even when his father dies?” requested certainly one of them.
They requested Rupesh, a particular wants individual, to name Raghavendra for the ceremony to be held on the third day of their father’s dying. When the strain from the relations mounted, Rupesh tried to deflect them by giving incorrect telephone numbers, making their relations suspicious.
They then knowledgeable the police.
A menace and quiet burial
When the Aluru police interrogated Rupesh on August 6, he instructed them his father had killed Raghavendra in 2023, and buried him of their home. He instructed the police his older brother was hooked on on-line video games and playing, and had been suspended from his job. Rupesh additionally instructed them he owed cash to individuals.
Raghavendra, who had divorced his spouse, believed his father was rich, and requested for cash. Gangadhar, whose spouse died 5 years in the past, owned 5 to 6 acres of fertile land and a store.
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“He got here again from Bengaluru, and continually demanded cash from his father. Throughout a battle that came about two years in the past, Gangadhar killed Raghavendra,” mentioned a police officer.
Gangadhar stored Raghavendra’s physique at house for 2 days. On the third day, he intimidated and threatened his youthful son and buried the physique in a charcoal pit behind the home. “Rupesh mentioned when he realized concerning the homicide, his father threatened him that he would kill him,” mentioned the police officer.
Rupesh helped his father bury his brother’s physique and didn’t inform anybody about his homicide, mentioned the officer.
Based mostly on Rupesh’s assertion and complaints from relations, the Aluru police performed an exhumation course of Tuesday. They found a human skeleton in a spot Rupesh had pointed to. A workforce from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) collected the bones for additional examination.
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“We are going to conduct DNA assessments and bone marrow assessments, which can give a transparent image of whether or not the skeletal stays have been of Raghu,” a police officer mentioned.
The police have registered a homicide case and brought Rupesh into custody. They mentioned they’re conducting an extra investigation into the homicide.