Yogesh K Porwar
The Sira rural police in Tumakuru district on Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old farmer for murdering his 86-year-old distant relative to rob her gold chain while she was alone at her house in Doddabanagere village on October 31.
Based on the complaint filed by the deceased son, Veeranna, an ex armyman, the police track down the accused identified as Sridhar and recovered 53 grams of gold chain and two mobile phones worth Rs.6 lakh from him.
According to the police the accused Sridhar was addicted to alcoholism,gambling and prostitution and needed money for his vices.
He had also borrowed money for his vices and desperate to repay the loan.
Unable to arrange the money,he decided to kill Puttiramma,who was staying alone .
As per the plan,he visited her house while she was alone at home and busy in the kitchen,strangulated her to death and escaped after removing her gold chain.
The accused later took the gold chain and pawned it in a private bank in Bagalagunte for ₹ 2.01 lakh,purchased new cloth and mobile phone and spent the money on prostitution.
Probe revealed that the accused is a habitual offender involved in theft, extortion and cheating cases earlier .
The accused has been booked under murder and remanded to judicial custody while further investigations are on .
