Siddarth Sethia
A-25-year-old passenger auto driver was allegedly murdered over a financial dispute and his body dumped in a pit near Ramanasandra in Kumbalagodu on Sunday.
The complaint was filed by Pushpalatha (49),a resident of Uday Layout,Tavarekere.
Senior officer told reporters that her second son, Rakshith N,who worked as a passenger auto driver,had left home around 6 pm on May 24 after meeting his friend Mohin Pasha,a resident of Kambipura.
Mohin Pasha had allegedly told Rakshith that he would help recover money owed to him.
However,Rakshith did not return home thereafter. Worried over his whereabouts, Pushpalatha reportedly went to Kambipura on Sunday and questioned Mohin Pasha.
During questioning,the accused allegedly confessed that he had picked up a quarrel with Rakshith over financial matters near a lake at Ramanasandra.
Police said Mohin Pasha,along with his relative Hasan, allegedly assaulted Rakshith with wooden sticks and later smashed a stone on his head, killing him on the spot.
The accused allegedly dumped the body in a pit located in a vacant area at Ramanasandra before fleeing.Based on the complaint,police have registered a case against the accused persons on charges of murder and launched further investigation.
