Hassan: Man kills delivery boy after failing to pay for iPhone he ordered
Hassan (PTI): A man allegedly stabbed a delivery boy to death as he did not have the money to pay for the iPhone he had ordered online at Arsikere in the district, a police officer said on Monday.
The accused Hemanth Datta (aged 20), who too is a delivery agent with a courier company, allegedly kept the body of Flipkart delivery agent Hemanth Naik (23) in a gunny bag for three days at home before throwing it near the railway track and then setting it on fire, Hassan Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar told reporters here.
"We got the information about a half burnt dead body near the railway track at Lakshmipuram near Anchekopalu bridge on February 11 morning," Shankar said.
The investigating police team identified it to be that of Hemanth Naik, who was missing since February 7 morning, he added.
Investigations revealed that Naik delivered two parcels on February 7 morning and left to deliver the third parcel in Lakshmipuram to Hemant Datta. After that Naik was not seen.
Datta was then taken into custody. Upon interrogation it came out that he had ordered a second-hand iPhone, Shankar said.
There is no cash-on-delivery option on the new phone but there is option for cash-on-delivery for the second-hand product, which costs about Rs 46,000 to Rs 47,000, the SP said.
"Hemanth Datta did not have money to pay. He asked the delivery boy (Hemanth Naik) to stay at home saying he was getting the money. Datta then planned to eliminate him with a knife. When Naik was busy scrolling his phone, Datta slit his throat and stabbed him to death," Shankar said.
Datta kept the body in the gunny bag inside his bathroom for three days. On February 10, the accused took the corpse in a scooter, dumped it near the railway bridge and burned it with kerosene and petrol.
"It was a very challenging case for us because there was no motive to murder. The victim did not have any enmity or any criminal background. The murder was only to get an iPhone without paying money," Shankar said.
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B'luru: "Least priority, shifted late," says brother of patient who died in Ramaiah hospital fire
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Bengaluru: Hours after a fire broke out at the Critical Care Unit (CCU) of the MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital on New BEL Road on Thursday, a 34-year-old patient, Sujay Sujathan Panicker, tragically passed away. His family has accused the hospital authorities of negligence, which they claim led to his death.
The fire at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital is believed to have been caused by a short circuit. Initial reports suggested that there were no casualties in the incident.
Sujay, originally from Kollam in Kerala, had been residing in Bengaluru with his family since 2004. He was undergoing treatment for pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), and H1N1 since September 1 at the hospital.
Sujay's wife and father released a video accusing the hospital of negligence. In the video, his wife, Rohini Jayan, alleged that the hospital authorities took no action against those responsible for the fire.
Sujay’s brother, Sujin Sujathan Panicker, speaking to Vartha Bharathi, detailed the family’s ordeal. He said that despite his sister-in-law requesting assistance during the chaos, the hospital staff pushed her away, assuring her that all patients had been safely evacuated to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). However, Sujin claims that his sister-in-law did not see Sujay being shifted.
He further stated, “Sometime later, when a doctor arrived, she (Rohini) inquired about Sujay. It was only after the doctor questioned the staff that they rushed to evacuate him.”
Sujin added that by the time his brother was evacuated, 50 minutes had already passed since the fire broke out. "He was still inside, while all the other patients were taken out first. He was admitted to the hospital with a respiratory illness, yet he was given the least priority during the chaos. He was the last one to be evacuated."
He also claimed that Rohini had already noticed that Sujay’s condition had deteriorated and believed he had passed away, though the hospital authorities did not officially declare his death.
Sujin further stated that the hospital authorities called him and his father to the board room at the 8th floor of the hospital, where senior executives and doctors who had treated Sujay were present “During the interaction they (hospital authorities) claimed that Sujay was still alive and that his condition had worsened amid the smoke and that his chances of survival were less, which was not true.”
"Despite staff being present to evacuate my brother, they remained negligent. The fire broke out at 1:00 p.m., so why did it take 50 minutes to get him out? He was in a corner bed in the CCU, and it seemed they either overlooked the room or ignored it. Even after repeated requests, it took them 50 minutes to evacuate him," Sujin added.
Sujin also expressed concerns that the hospital authorities might attempt to influence the investigation. "They can influence anyone—any hospital, any report."
At the time of the interview, Sujin stated that neither anyone from the government nor from the health department had contacted the family.
A complaint has been filed in connection with the incident at the Sadashivanagar police station. "The statements of the family members have been recorded, and an investigation into the matter is underway. An FIR has been lodged under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Section 106 (causing death due to negligence)," said Sadashivanagar police station Sub-Inspector.
Meanwhile, officials from Ramaiah Memorial Hospital were unavailable for comment.
