Pramesh S Jain
A 45-year-old vegetable merchant involved in two gruesome murder was shot at by Hebbagodi Police when he attacked policeman and tried to flee during weapon recovery procedure at Bommasandra crematorium in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The accused,identified as Ravi Prasad Reddy from Gorantla village in Andhra Pradesh,was wanted in connection with the abduction and murder of Hebbagodi-based businessman Balappa Reddy on November 6.
The accused had earlier murdered Madesha,40,a tea stall owner at his house and escaped in a scooter on November 4.
DCP,Electronic City Division,M.Narayana,said that Balappa Reddy a landlord and owner of a workshop was kidnapped from Bengaluru’s Jigani Ring Road,murdered the same day,and his body was later disposed of in a forest near Hosur in Tamilnadu.
The accused later called Balappa family and demanded ₹2 crore ransom for his release after committing the murder.
Considering the gravity of the offence,the police formed a special team assisted by Technical team of central Crime Branch who tracked down the accused after confirming his involvement in both the offences .
Elaborating the motive,Mr.Narayana said that the accused is one of the tenant of Balappa and was involved in trade and finance business incurred huge losses .
In order to recover the loss,he planned to kidnap them for ransom and killed them when they resisted .
While the accused was taken to crematorium for recovery of the weapon,the accused attacked had constable Ashok in a bid to escape.
The Inspector accompanied him,warned him to stop and fired two rounds in the air before shooting at both his legs.
Reddy sustained bullet injuries and collapsed.He was later taken to the hospital along with the injured constable Ashok where the duo are recovering .
The police are awaiting his recovery to investigate further about his criminal background and possible involvement of others in the crime .
