A real estate business man was brutally murdered in Virajpet's Panjarpet. Shafique (42) was viciously murdered by slitting his throat using a dagger. Virajpet town police arrested 3 accused in a cinematic fashion, at the place of incident. M Darshan from Kedamullur village and Shafique were childhood friends. There were in real estate and coffee business together and Drashan had purchased Shafique's decrepit coffee estate ten years ago.
Since past few days there was a rift between the two regarding money. Seeing that Shafique was alone at home yesterday, Darshan went to Shafique's house with his friends, woke-up Shafique and stabbed him in his throat and chest using a dagger. Shafique died on the spot. Hearing his screams before dying, his neighbor Mustafa, came to check. While he came, he saw the accusers spraying TMT on the victim by latching the front door to leave the police and the dog squad clueless. Fear ridden Mustafa, informed the Virajpet police about the incident at 10:15 PM.
When Virajpet town police station's in-charge sub inspector visited the spot wearing bulletproof helmet and jacket, he could not see anything due to TMT fumes inside the house. When the police entered the house by breaking the window panes and the front door, Darshan, Tamilara Jeevan and an estate labor, Royal, from Assam, tried to escape through the back door. But, while the police attempted to shoot them using a revolver they surrendered to the police.
Shafique's wife Shafina had gone to her parents house in Bethry. They were married for five years and were sad as they did not have kids, yet. According to the neighbor, Mohammed Raafi, Shafique had given a Rs. 12 lakh loan to Darshan, which Shafina knew.
Police have seized a Maruti car and the weapons the accused possessed. Additional SP Balaramegowda, Dy SP Nagappa visited the spot and conducted an inquest. To avoid the mob near Shafique's house, police shifted the body in the night itself to the government hospital mortuary. Today, since 8 in the morning many people were present near the mortuary.
The Police have informed that Tamilara Jeevan was also accused of murdering Kalappa, which happened near the Kodava Samaj, seven years back.
(This article is translated by xklsv internet media pvt. Ltd, from shakthidaily.info; the Shakthi Daily is not liable for any errors in translation.)
