Murder at APMC: Five held

By NT Correspondent

Mysuru: Five persons have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a capsicum trader at the APMC yard in Bandipallya on the MysuruNanjangud road last week.

According to police, the accused were identified as Lohit (28), Gautham (27), Mahesh (27), Satyanarayana (31) and Kiran (31). Of the five arrested, three were close friends of the deceased, Ravi aka Capsicum Ravi. The accused became jealous seeing the successful business of Ravi and wanted to finish him off.

On the fateful day, they got drunk and plotted to kill Ravi. Then they went to the shop with weapons and killed him inside his shop. After committing the crime, the accused took shelter near Varuna canal but their whereabouts were traced with the help of the mobile network by a special police team.

Superintendent of police R.Chethan congratulated the special team for cracking the case. Mysore Rural Police have registered a case and are investigating. Five persons have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a capsicum trader at the APMC yard in Bandipallya on the Mysuru- Nanjangud road last week. According to police, the accused were identified as Lohit (28), Gautham (27), Mahesh (27), Satyanarayana (31) and Kiran (31). Of the five arrested, three were close friends of the deceased, Ravi aka Capsicum Ravi.

The accused became jealous seeing the successful business of Ravi and wanted to finish him off. On the fateful day, they got drunk and plotted to kill Ravi. Then they went to the shop with weapons and killed him inside his shop. After committing the crime, the accused took shelter near Varuna canal but their whereabouts were traced with the help of the mobile network by a special police team. Superintendent of police R.Chethan congratulated the special team for cracking the case. Mysore Rural Police have registered a case and are investigating.