Three folks had been arrested for allegedly murdering a lecturer in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur after dishonest him of Rs 15 lakh within the guise of securing him a educating job in London, the police stated Sunday.
The deceased has been recognized as Chintamani native Ramanji, 30, a double-degree holder with an MSc in agriculture. He labored as a lecturer at a reputed non-public establishment in Bengaluru.
The police stated that whereas one of many accused, Sudhakar, is Ramanji’s buddy, the others are Sudhakar’s brother Manoj, and buddy Manjunath. All three had been despatched to 14 days’ judicial custody.
Based on investigators, Ramanji wished to pursue a profession overseas and shared his aspirations together with his buddy Sudhakar, who works at a finance agency. Sudhakar later claimed to have secured Ramanji a educating place in London utilizing his connections. Satisfied by his assurances, Ramanji resigned from his job and commenced making ready journey paperwork, the police stated. Over a number of weeks, he transferred roughly Rs 15 lakh to Sudhakar, believing that it will cowl visa processing and recruitment bills.
Officers stated that on June 19, Sudhakar arrived at Ramanji’s household residence in G Ramapura village, asserting that it was time for him to journey to London. The household bid farewell to the lecturer, unaware that it will be his last goodbye. Ramanji’s mother and father had died earlier.
“Initially, Sudhakar and the opposite accused took Ramanji to a lodge in Chintamani, claiming that there was some problem with the flight ticket and visa. The subsequent day, Ramanji and the accused had been touring in a Thar SUV when one of many accused strangled him from behind utilizing a rope. Later, they tied the physique to an enormous stone and threw it right into a effectively. The accused thought that nobody would enquire about Ramanji’s whereabouts,” stated a police officer.
On June 23, residents of Kempadenahalli village close by found a decomposed physique floating in a resident’s effectively. The corpse had been weighed down with stones to forestall it from surfacing, officers stated.
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The Chintamani police subsequently circulated photos of the sufferer’s clothes and belongings on social media to hurry up his identification. Seeing this, Ramanji’s brother Viswanath approached the authorities the following day and confirmed that the deceased was certainly his brother after recognising the clothes.
The police stated that Sudhakar confessed to the homicide throughout questioning. He allegedly revealed that he had been unable to repay the cash taken from Ramanji and, dealing with mounting strain, determined to remove him. After the homicide, the accused burned Ramanji’s belongings, together with his passport and cell phone, earlier than disposing of his physique within the effectively, they added.