Yogesh K Porwar
Electronic City Police have cracked the murder of an unidentified man within 36 hours,tracing his identity and arresting his son and son-in-law,who allegedly killed him over prolonged family disputes and dumped his body in a eucalyptus grove near Singasandra Lake.
The accused have been identified as Shahenshah (27), an autorickshaw driver and the deceased’s son-in-law, and Syed Sharukh (21),a Rapido rider and the deceased’s son.Both have been remanded to judicial custody.
The victim,a 45-50-year-old mechanic,was found dead behind an apartment in Vittasandra village under the jurisdiction of Electronic City Police Station.
A murder case was registered on July 4 based on a complaint filed by a local resident seeking identification of the deceased and action against those responsible.
Senior officer told reporters that the deceased was a chronic alcoholic who allegedly subjected his family to repeated harassment.
He had earlier been admitted to a de-addiction centre and later returned to his native place in Tamilnadu.
However,after returning to Bengaluru,he allegedly insisted on staying with his family and continued to harass them.
According to investigators,a quarrel broke out between the deceased, his son and his son-in-law at Bommanahalli on July 4.
Unable to bear his alleged abuse and harassment, the two accused assaulted him,forced him into an autorickshaw and strangled him with a rope while transporting him.
They later dumped the body in an isolated eucalyptus grove near Singasandra Lake in an attempt to destroy evidence.
Within 24 hours of registering the case,police established the identity of the victim and traced his family.
Acting on clues recovered from the crime scene and surrounding areas,investigators tracked down the accused and arrested them within 36 hours of taking up the investigation.
The accused were produced before the jurisdictional court on July 9 and remanded to judicial custody. Further investigation is in progress.
