Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
Bangalore, Jun 9: Instances of women being masterminds behind major crimes are alarmingly on the increase in Bangalore. A couple of days ago, Daijiworld reported the case of a young MBA graduate who was arrested by Bangalore police for a series of pickpocket crimes. And now, the case of another 'lady don' has come to light, a young woman who masterminded the murder of her former fiance, and his friend. The fiance escaped death, but his friend become a victim of supari killing.
Background
Sushma, a student of Malleshwaram's MES College plays the lead role in this incident. Coming from a well-to-do family Sushma had the privilege of travelling by Bolero bought by her parents for her comfort. But little did they know that the car would prove to be the turning point in their daughter's life.
Her parents hired Manjunath, a young driver for the Bolero. The young souls fell in love each other. 'Rich' and 'poor' did not come in the way of love between driver Manjunath and student Sushma. A couple of years back, Sushma and Manjunath eloped, and spent some 'quality' time in Goa, Mangalore, New Delhi and Mangalore. The parents lodged a police complaint, and later the 'lover couple' was arrested in Delhi.
The love story ended there for Sushma. She distanced herself from Manjunath, but her lover could not forget her. He continually tried to contact Sushma, started blackmailing her and threatened to expose the photographs they had taken in their 'leisure' trip. He also threatened to throw acid on her face.
Though Sushma tried to stay away from Manjunath, one Hussain, Manjunath's friend, was closely following Sushma and giving details of her whereabouts to Manjunath. This made Sushma wild with anger, and she decided to take the 'bold' step of finishing off both Hussain and Manjunath.
Sushma plotted their murder and hired three supari killers. She called Hussain and took him in her Bolero. She also forced Hussain to call Manjunath along. Luckily for Manjunath, he could not make it. She drove the jeep to a forest area, where the three supari killers attacked Hussain with weapons, killing him on the spot.
Sushma, who reportedly hails from Tamil Nadu, fled from Bangalore to Vellore in Tamil Nadu. The incident happened on May 11 last month. The Jalahalli police with the help of Hussain's brother Akbar and Manjunath launched a massive hunt for Sushma, and finally on Thusday June 6, the police were able to find her in Vellore in her relative's residence.
The police also arrested the supari killers Ajay (20), Laxman (27), and Abhishek (19) who were later remanded in judicial custody. Two others who gave asylum to supari killers Deepak (19) and Rasan Kumar (20) were also caught.
One can't help feel sorry for Hussain, who ultimately became the victim in the entire episode.