BJP worker found dead in Anekal: Video clip blames two local leaders; two arrested
Bengaluru: City police have arrested two men in relation to the death of a BJP worker, identified as Praveen Kumar (35), who was found hanging from a tree in Anekal on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Friday.
While Kumar’s death is suspected to be a suicide, a 14-minute-long video clip allegedly made and uploaded by him on social media shows the deceased BJP worker blaming a local BJP leader and others and also requesting social media users to share the clip widely to ensure he gets justice.
Police have said that the body of Kumar, who was a resident of Anekal, was found behind a school on Friday morning. The worker is suspected to have ended his life after 2 am on Friday, when the video clip was uploaded on Facebook, they added.
The officers also said that Kumar, in the video, has accused people of assaulting him on Thursday night over a financial dispute. The BJP worker has named Kiran Gowda, Srinivasa Babu, Harish ‘Gokula Fashion’, Bhaskar Narayanappa, Madhu Gowda, Bhagya, Muniraju Gowda and Saravana as people who threatened to get him caught in a drugs case. He has urged the police to not spare Kiran Gowda at any cost, alleging that Gowda had committed crimes using Instagram and Facebook but he (Kumar) was blamed in the cases.
Anekal Police have registered an FIR for abetment to suicide, based on a complaint filed by Kumar’s father.
Superintendent of Police (Bengaluru Rural) CK Baba has said that two men, Kiran Gowda and Harish, have been arrested in the case. The senior officer added that Praveen Kumar is suspected to have committed suicide following a personal clash with the brother of one of the suspects rather than financial or political reasons.
The FIR states that local BJP leader Srinivasa Babu and another person, Bhagya, had called Kumar on Wednesday and threatened to kill him. On Thursday, they had also called Kumar to a building in Nayakanahalli near Anekal, where they assaulted him.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Delhi: Couple held for stealing cash, valuables from elderly people travelling in e-rickshaws
New Delhi (PTI): A couple has been arrested for allegedly stealing cash or valuables from elderly passengers travelling in e-rickshaws in west Delhi's Moti Nagar area, police said on Sunday.
The accused has been identified as Suresh (25) and his wife, the police said, adding that they were apprehended after an investigation into the theft of Rs 1 lakh from a 60-year-old passenger earlier this week.
According to the police, the complainant, a resident of Kirti Nagar, had hired an e-rickshaw from a showroom on Shivaji Marg on May 13.
The man was carrying a small bag containing Rs 1 lakh cash. After reaching his destination, he found that the bag had been torn and the cash was missing, they said.
An e-FIR was registered at Moti Nagar police station on May 14 and an investigation was launched. A team analysed CCTV footage from the route taken by the complainant and identified the e-rickshaw allegedly used in the crime.
"Using technical surveillance and local inputs, the accused couple was traced and apprehended," a senior police officer said.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly disclosed that they used to target elderly passengers travelling in e-rickshaws and steal cash and valuables from their bags during transit without raising suspicion.
Police recovered Rs 90,000 of the stolen amount from the possession of the accused along with the e-rickshaw used in the commission of the offence.
"The accused had no previous criminal involvement on record. Further investigation is underway to ascertain whether the couple was involved in other similar theft cases targeting passengers and senior citizens in different parts of the city," the police officer added.
