7 arrested for realtor's murder

The Jnanabharathi police on Friday arrested seven people in connection with the abduction and murder of a realtor. 

The arrested are: Puttegowda, 35, of Kannali village, Mandya taluk; Kumar, 36, and Marisiddegowda, 28, from Ramanagar; Madhusudhan, 24, and Shivakumar, 25, from Mandya; Shankar, 35, from Kamakshipalya; and Sunil, 27, from Channapattana. The police are on the lookout for a few more suspects. Police said the suspects hatched a conspiracy to murder Krishnappa, 46, a realtor, over a property dispute. 

The police identified Vrinda, Krishnappa’s second wife, her brother Puttegowda, Shankar, Kumar and  Madhusudhan as prime suspects. Puttegowda, Shivu, Sunil, Kiran, Santosh, Ashok, Marisidda and Pradeepachari attacked Krishnappa around 6.45 am on February at Mallathahalli, ITI Layout, when he was returning after playing badminton. 

They took him in a car and shifted the body to a goods vehicle at Kommagatta, and later dumped it in a drain near Channapatna. They fled the spot after abandoning the vehicle.