Parmesh S Jain
The South Division police of Konanakunte police have arrested a gang of nine who bludgeoned a 19 year old youth to death over a trivial row over Rs.1200 on Tuesday.
The accused has been identified as,Kiran@Jackson,19,Pavan@Solle,19,Karthik, S,19,Manikanta@Mani,19,Pavan Kumar@Puttenahalli Pavan@Chitte,20,Abhishek,Anil Kumar@Anie,20,Munesh Kumar,19, Shashank T,18 and others.
Senior officer told reporters,a youth was hacked to death near Government school in Konanakunte police station limits about more than 10 member armed gang for a trivial row as the accused and victim were playing a game in mobile as FREE FIRE for which he took loan of Rs.1500 and returned only Rs.300 in return.
To recover the accused Kiran hatched a plan to kill his friend and roped in with his associates and called the deceased Mehaboob and Manjunath near Govt school to take back the money when the victim said he will not return a heated argument turned into violent and stabbed the youth brutally and his friend with sharp weapons and escaped which resulted in one person death.
After registering a case of murder the Konanakunte police inspector Nanjegowda and his team swung into action and with the technical inputs arrested 11 member gang and three juveniles.
During investigation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that the friend of the deceased had lent Rs.1500 to one of the accused to buy a mobile app.The accused though repaid rs 300 but refused to return the rest of the money led to fight.
In the melee the accused attacked mahboob , who was seen with opposite gang.
The profusely bleeding Mahboob was rushed to Victoria hospital where he succumbed to his injuries later.
The Konanakunte police arrested nine of the accused and detained three Juvenile who were part of the gang which killed Mahboob.
The police are now on the lookout for two more accused who are on the run.The three juveniles will be produced before the juvenile board for further action and efforts are on to track the absconding accused.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP,South,Harish Pandey,ACP,TM Shivakumar,PI,Nanjegowda,PSIs,as,Vinay KL, Smt.Sowmya M S,Arun Kumar and crime staff has been appreciated for the commendable and exemplary work done by them in nabbing the murder accused and recovered the vehicles and weapons used to commit offence by acting swiftly a suitable reward will be given to the whole team for their excellent investigation he added.
