Mysuru, Aug 14: A woman and her two accomplices were arrested for killing a school teacher and setting his body on fire on Hallahalli–Nitre Road in Gundlupet taluk last week. The school teacher allegedly had an illicit relationship with the woman and was blackmailing her, police said.
The body of the teacher was found inside a burnt car on Halahalli–Nitre Road in Begur hobli in Gundlupet taluk at around 10.15pm on August 8. Based on the complaint given by a villager, Jayanna from Heggavadi village in Begur hobli, the police registered case under Section 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) of IPC.
The police and forensic expert Dr Pradeep of Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Science, who collected the buckle of the victim’s belt, slipper and piece of jeans, identified him as Rangaswamy JM, a resident of Siddhartha Nagar in Chamarajanagar town and a school teacher.
During the investigation, the police found that Rangaswamy allegedly had an illicit relationship with Basavarajeshwari, a resident of Gundlupet town. Rangaswamy was blackmailing and demanding sexual favours using her nude photos and videos. He had also threatened her to upload the pictures and videos on social media.
Unable to bear the harassment, Basavarajeshwari conveyed the matter to her friend Raghu and both decided to eliminate Rangaswamy. Meanwhile, Raghu sought the help of his friend Siddu for the murder. All the three hatched plan, police said.
As per the plan, the woman met Rangaswamy on Thursday and both went to the industrial area near Badanaguppe village in his car. Both Raghu and Siddu, who were waiting at the spot, attacked Rangaswamy with a helmet hitting him on his face, head and private parts, killing him on the spot. The trio later kept the body in the driver’s seat and lit the car after pouring petrol on it. The made it look like an accident where a vehicle caught fire and the driver had died.
However, the police, based on the evidence collected at the spot, and tracking the phone calls made by the victim, arrested the woman and her associates.
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