Siddarth Sethia
A 24-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his employer after the latter caught him with his 19-year-old daughter in a compromising position at their house near Kogilu Cross,within the Yelahanka police station limits, on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Kiran,a native of Kerala,while the accused,Anandraj (45),is from Tamil Nadu and runs a cart manufacturing unit on Kogilu Road.
Kiran had been working for him for the past few years. The police have arrested Anandraj.
According to the police,Anandraj’s elder daughter is pursuing her Pre-University Course (PUC) in Mysuru and had returned home for the holidays. He had reportedly noticed that she had developed a close relationship with Kiran.
On Tuesday,Anandraj left home with his wife, telling his daughter that they were travelling to Tamil Nadu and would return at night.
However,the couple returned within a few hours and allegedly found the girl and Kiran together in a room.
Enraged,Anandraj allegedly sent his daughter to a relative’s house in Chikkaballapur,confined Kiran inside the house and assaulted him with a cricket bat and an iron pipe.
Kiran suffered severe injuries to his legs,hands and abdomen before collapsing unconscious.Anandraj later took him to a hospital in an autorickshaw,but doctors declared him brought dead, police said.
A senior police officer said the incident came to light after the hospital sent a medico-legal case (MLC) alert. Police rushed to the hospital and found that Kiran had died following the assault.
The Yelahanka police registered a murder case and arrested Anandraj.Police are also verifying the age of the girl,the officer said.
