Two arrested in Bengaluru for killing friend to avoid medical costs after injury
Bengaluru: Police have arrested two men for allegedly murdering their friend, a daily-wage labourer who had gone missing earlier this month, to avoid bearing the cost of his medical treatment after he suffered a spinal cord injury, officials said on Thursday.
The victim, Vinod Kumar (26), was found dead 16 days after his disappearance, with his body tied to a stone and dumped in a well at Vajarahalli in Magadi taluk under the Kudur police station limits in Bengaluru South district.
The accused, identified as Sudeep (19), a construction worker, and Prajwal (19), a car driver, are residents of Kalyanapura village in Magadi taluk, police said.
According to investigators, the three friends had gone to an agricultural farm on January 1 to celebrate the New Year and consumed alcohol. The accused allegedly asked Vinod to climb a coconut tree to pluck tender coconuts, during which he fell from a height of about 30 feet and suffered a serious spinal cord injury.
Police said the accused initially planned to take him home but later panicked, fearing villagers’ questions and the high cost of medical treatment. To avoid responsibility, they allegedly drowned Vinod in a nearby lake and later retrieved the body, tied it to a stone with wire, and dumped it into a well.
The body was discovered on January 17 after villagers noticed it and informed the police. Vinod’s grandfather had filed a missing-person complaint on January 2, following which police launched a search and analysed CCTV footage but found no major leads. Both were arrested on January 18 and remanded in police custody for further investigation, officials said.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
