Parmesh S Jain
The West Division police of Kengeri police on Friday claimed to have solved the 2016 murder of a 70-year-old woman with the arrests of her daughter and grandson,whom they traced to Kolhapur in Maharashtra with help of Know Your Customer details submitted to a bank there,and an accomplice.
The accused has been identified as,Sanjay Srivasudeva Rao and Shashikala.
Senior officer told reporters in a recent crime review meeting which was conducted by Commissioner of Police CH Pratap Reddy,while crime review meeting after analysing reports of pending cases in West Division the commissioner reviewed about the Kengeri murder case which took place five years ago the murder shocked the city.
Commissioner of police CH Pratap Reddy directed Addl CP West Sandeep Patil to form a special team to crack the case.
Based on instructions Sandeep Patil led a special team under the leadership of DCP West Laxman B Nimbargi ACP T Kodandarama and team headed by PI,Vasanth and team swung into action.
Based on the complaint filed by the owner of the house, the police registered a case of murder and kept a tab on the accused for five years until the police realized that the accused were operating their bank account from Kolhapur where they had started living in an apartment with different identities.
During investigation the duo confessed the crime and it was revealed that the accused Sanjay Srivasudeva Rao has bludgeoned his 70-year-old grandmother over a trivial row and buried her body in a closet of the house for six months before fleeing.
The accused told the police that his grandmother Shanthkumari was very traditional and had a fight with Sanjay for getting the food from outside as roadside on the fateful day of May 5 2017.
In the melee Sanjay took the rolling pin and bludgeoned her to death.The son and his mother unable to take the body outside, buried the deadbody in a closet of their house situated in Kengeri satellite town and lived in the house for six months.The duo escaped after foul smell started emanating from the house.
The duo was brought to the city,produced before the court and taken into custody for further investigation.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,CH Pratap Reddy has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP West,Laxman B Nimbargi,ACP T Kodandarama,PI,Vasanth C,PSI,Nagaraj N,ASI,Shivhucchaiah,and crime staff as,Ravi PL,Hanumathappa Chikkanavar,Ms.Nagaveni, Ningappa Kengningappanavar,and others has been appreciated for the exemplary and meticulous and tremendous job done by them who kept a tab on the murder case and after getting a vital clue and evidence the team zeroed in on them in Kolhapur Maharashtra Bus stand and for the exemplary and excellent work done by them a suitable reward will be given to whole team he added.
