Pramesh S Jain & Dr B Thomas (Special correspondent)
Congratulate Hubballi- Dharwad City Police for apprehending the culprits of Chandrshakar Swami Ji murder case within 4 hrs of the incident.-Says Alok Kumar,Karnataka ADGP Law and order.
Appreciate the efforts of Ramdurga Police ( Belagavi Distt) for providing assistance in apprehending the culprits.
Lightning speed indeed
The two assailants who stabbed vaastu expert Chandrashekhar Angadi to death in Hubballi in Karnataka have been arrested from Belagavi district.
The two accused have been identified as Mahantesh and Manjunath, who are said to be former employees of the vaastu expert. The two men had attacked Chandrashekhar Guru Ji on Tuesday, July 5, in a hotel lobby in full public view, and the murder was caught on CCTV.
The police immediately launched an investigation into the murder, and tracked their phone network. The police apprehended a white car in which the two accused men were trying to flee,and arrested them from near Ramadurga in Belagavi district, the Ramadurga police commissioner confirmed to reporters.The two are now being taken to Hubballi for further investigation.
The CCTV visuals of the attack has sent shockwaves across the state. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai called the murder a heinous crime and promised the harshest of the punishments against the accused. The Chief Minister has instructed the Hubballi police commissioner to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder.
Chandrashekhar Guruji had been staying at the President Hotel in Hubballi when the two men approached him around 12.30 pm on July 5, and stabbed him to death.
The CCTV visuals from the hotel lobby show that the expert was stabbed at least 30-40 times,even as onlookers tried to intervene. Profusely bleeding, Chandrashekhar Guru Ji was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to serious injuries.
Chandrashekhar Guruji was a popular expert on vaastu and hosted a show, Sarala Vaastu, which was telecast through his website.
Chandrashekhar Guruji was from Bagalkote and had been staying at the Hubballi hotel for the past few days. Angadi had four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
Chandrashekar Guruji’s murder ;Stringent punishment for the killers: CM Bommai
All measures would be taken to ensure stringent punishment for the killers of Chandrashekar Guruji,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.
Speaking to media persons Bommai said,killing of Chandrashekar Guruji is a heinous and unfortunate act.It has been clearly captured in the CCTV footage.
The Police Commissioner has been instructed to arrest the killers at the earliest.The motives for the murder would be known only after the investigation.
