JOIN US The Hoskote police have reportedly arrested a man in connection with the murder of BJP leader Srinivas Prasad alias as Kithaganahalli Vasu (45) in Anekal on March 14. The suspect, Satish (29) is a native of Uganekatte village in Chitradurga district.
“Satish was in constant touch with suspects before the murder. The police are interrogating him to ascertain his role in the murder,” said a police officer.
A team of Hoskote police picked up Satish at his native place and brought him for interrogation.
When contacted, Bengaluru Rural SP Amit Singh said that some suspects were at large and the police would arrest them soon.
The suspects accosted and stoned Vasu’s vehicle at a truck terminal at Bommasandra Industrial Area on Hosur Road. They pulled him out of the car and attacked him with lethal weapons and escaped. He died on the spot.