Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Nov 6: Karnataka police have cracked the kidnap and murder case of a 21-year youth in Bengaluru and arrested two persons in this connection, the police sources said on Saturday November 6.
Syed Tajammul Pasha (39) and Syed Nasir (26) have been arrested for the abduction and murder of Tarun, a student of hotel management.
DCP (West) Sanjeev Patil said that the accused worked for Mani, the father of the deceased. They took to crime to make quick bucks. RR Nagar police nabbed the accused on Friday November 5.
Tarun had gone out to buy crackers on November 1. The accused who were following him with a plan to kidnap, told him that he would get crackers at a cheaper price and took him to their sister's place.
There they tied his hands and plastered his mouth and face with a duct tape. They made him call home and demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lac. Tarun was however strangulated to death when he attempted to resist. They kept the body at their place the whole night. The accused had stacked the body inside a gunny bag and dumped it near Vrishabhavathi storm water drain on November 2.
Even after dumping the body, the accused made a phone call to Tarun's father and demanded Rs 50 lac for his release. After killing Tarun, the duo had placed demand for money in Hindi language. Police recovered the mortal remains in the morning. After killing Tarun, the duo had made rounds around the city and finally threw the body to the storm water drain at RR Nagar. These details were divulged by DCP of western range Sanjeev Patil.
Tarun's parents had lodged a complaint with Bharathinagar police station. A rag picker noticed the gunny bag with body and informed the police. After the body was identified, the police began the investigation and tracked and nabbed the culprits. Further investigation is on.
The accused confessed to the police that they kidnapped and demanded money as they wanted to take drugs.
The second accused Tajammul used to work with the father of slain Tarun. It is said that he also had financial dealings with his father.
With inputs from IANS