Co-op bank manager 'killed' by man whom he lent Rs 1.05 crore

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August 31, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 31: A 55-year-old manager of a co-operative bank, believed to have committed suicide on August 16, was actually strangled bya real estate agent who had borrowed Rs 1.05 crore from him. The suspectroped in three of his associates to make the murder look like a suicide, police said.

Muniyappa, of Matadahalli in RT Nagar, was found dead in his carnear Malagala underpass, West Bengaluru. Apoison bottle was found next to his body and the death hadall the trappings ofa suicide. His wife, however, suspected foul play and filed a complaint of murderat the jurisdictional Kamakshipalya police station.

The first clue in the murder investigation came when police learnt thatMuniyappa dealt in arbitrage loans— borrowing money at low interest and lending it at a higher rate. The second clue was that Muniyappa had loanedRs 1.05 crore to Tilak Bandi Kempegowda (36), a real estate agent, loan mediator and broker from Sunkadakatte, since 2014. Police also learnt that Kempegowda had neitherrepaid the principal nor the interest.

Muniyappa was under pressure as he had to pay Rs 22 lakh as interest every month to his lenders. Fifteen days before the murder, hequarrelled with Kempegowda and demanded that he repay the money. He eventhreatened to commit suicide if Kempegowda failed to repay.

Hatched a plot

Kempegowda allegedly hatched a plot to murder Muniyappa and pass it off as a suicide. He roped in three people — Pradeep alias Bully (25), Mahesh alias Appi (24), whoboth work at his poultry farm near Hindalgere, and Abhilash Gowda (25), an auto-rickshaw driver from Hegganahalli.

Kempegowda and Pradeep bought an insecticide named Action 505. OnAugust 15, Kempegowda called Muniyappa to Mariyappanapalya, saying he wanted to repay part of the loan. Muniyappa drove there. Pradeep got in his car and asked him to drive to Kempegowda’s guest house in Byatarayanadoddi.

Meanwhile, Mahesh and Abhilash bought syringes, gloves and socks, andreached the guest house. Once Muniyappa arrived there, they all tied him up and poured the insecticide down his throat. Muniyappa, however, spat it out. Pradeep then strangled him with a rope. The trio stuffed the body in Muniyappa’scar and drove to Malagala where they abandoned the vehicle and fled.

Their scheme was, however, undone by the post-mortem reportwhichconcluded thatMuniyappa had asphyxiated to death. Police reviewed a staggering 600 GB of CCTV footage to nailthe suspects.

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May 22,2020

Warangal, May 22: In a shocking incident, bodies of nine migrant workers, including six of a family, were found in a well at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21.

"Till now, nine bodies have been found in a well near a gunny bag godown at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21 and the rest were found today. As six of the bodies belong to one family, it has led to suspicion," said Dr V Ravinder, Commissioner of Police, Warangal, while speaking to ANI over phone.

"The four bodies that were found yesterday have been identified as Md Maksood (50), his wife Nisha (45), daughter Busra (20) and grandson (3). The five bodies that have been found today have been identified as that of Shabad Alam, son of Maksood, Sohail Alam (Maksood's family member), Shakeel, a family friend of Maksood," he further said.

The bodies have been taken out from the well and sent to MGM Hospital for post mortem.
Minister Errabelli Dayakar, District Collector Harita, Mayor Prakash Rao have visited the spot along with the Warangal Commissioner.

Md Maksood had migrated from West Bengal to Warangal 20 years ago. Since last December, he and his family members have been working in a nearby gunny bag manufacturing unit godown at Gorrekunta. After the lockdown, the family shifted from Warangal and settled down in the factory godown.

According to police, on Thursday noon when the unit owner Santosh came to the godown as part of his daily routine he could not find any of the labourers. Later, he discovered four dead bodies floating in the well.

The Warangal police has registered a case under Section 174 CrPC. They said the exact reason for their deaths will be known only after the investigation.

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July 9,2020

Etawah, Jul 9: Another aide of the Kanpur encounter accused Vikas Dubey, Bahua Dubey, died in an encounter with the police, here on Thursday.

"Today at around 4.30 AM, in an encounter with the Etawah Police, one person has died. from him, a rifle and a pistol too has been recovered. When we shared the information with the Kanpur Police, they identified him as Bahua Dubey," said SSP Etawah Akash Tomar.

"He was involved in the Kanpur encounter alongside Vikas Dubey and there was a bounty of Rs 50,000 on him," he added.

"Around 3 AM on the highway near Mahewa Police Station Bakewar, a Swift Dzire car was looted by four armed assailants on a Scorpio. Around 4:30 AM, they were intercepted at Kachaura road under Police Station Civil lines by the police. When police parties chased them, the car collided with a tree, and criminals started firing at the police," he further said.

Dubey sustained injuries during the encounter and was pronounced dead when taken to the hospital. However, the other three managed to escape. One pistol, a double-barrel gun, and several cartridges have been recovered, he informed further.

Earlier today, Prabhat Mishra, also an aide of the main accused, died after being shot at by the police.

Mishra had sustained an injury on the leg after being shot at by the police and was rushed to a hospital before being pronounced dead.

Vikas Dubey is the main accused in the encounter that took place in Kanpur last week, in which a group of assailants allegedly opened fire on a police team, which had gone to arrest him. Eight police personnel were killed in the encounter.

A search operation is currently underway to nab Dubey.

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May 21,2020

Bengaluru, May 21:Tragedy struck an elderly migrant worker who was looking forward to joining his family as he died on reaching a nearby railway station to board a Shramik Special train to his home state Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday.

The 69-year old man, who worked in a coffee estate in Chikkamagaluru, collapsed and died soon after getting down from a state-run KSRTC bus that brought him and others to the Chikkabanavara Railway station on Wednesday.

According to police, fellow labourers said he had been ailing for quite some time.

The cause of his death would be known only after a post-mortem, police added.

Karnataka government has been sending back thousands of migrant workers stranded in the state due to the COVID-19 lockdown by arranging the special trains.

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