Murder of Aeronics MD, CEO in Bengaluru: Police detain mastermind who hired killers
Bengaluru: Amruthahalli Police on Thursday detained Arun Kumar, the owner of G-Net Technologies, in relation to the recent murder of the managing director and chief executive officer of Aeronics Media Pvt Ltd.
The heads of Aeronics, MD Phanindra Subramanya and CEO Vinu Kumar were murdered on Tuesday allegedly by Felix, an employee of G-Net Technologies. The Amruthahalli Police officers, who arrested three men in relation to the double murder on Wednesday, detained Arun Kumar on Thursday.
DCP (North East) BM Laxmi Prasad said, “Arun Kumar had a financial dispute with the heads of Aeronics, both of whom were working for G-Net Technologies till November 2022, before quitting the company and setting up their own firm. We have also found that Arun Kumar had paid Felix as well as Santhosh and Vinay Reddy to murder Phanindra Subramanya and Vinu Kumar. The owner of G-Net has been detained on charges of conspiracy and murder.”
The arrested accused were presented before court. The trio and Arun Kumar are in police custody for further questioning, said the DCP.
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K'taka bypolls: Bagalkot records 43.75 per cent turnout till 1 pm, 37.17 pc in Davanagere South
Bengaluru (PTI): At least 43.75 per cent of voters in Karnataka's Bagalkot, where polling for a by-election is underway, exercised their franchise by 1 pm on Thursday.
Davanagere South recorded a turnout of 37.17 per cent, the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office said.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP is aiming to wrest them and deliver a setback to its rival, which is currently witnessing an "internal power struggle" over leadership.
A total of over 2.59 lakh eligible voters are expected to cast their votes at around 319 polling stations in Bagalkot, where nine candidates are in the fray.
In Davanagere South, over 2.31 lakh eligible voters are expected to vote across 284 polling stations, with 25 candidates contesting.
The BJP has fielded former MLA and 2023 defeated candidate Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot, and a fresh face, Srinivas T Dasakariyappa, from Davanagere South.
The Congress has given tickets to family members of the late legislators in both constituencies. Bagalkot candidate Umesh Meti is the son of H Y Meti, while Samarth Mallikarjun from Davanagere South is the grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
Samarth's father, S S Mallikarjun, is a minister in the Siddaramaiah-led Cabinet and in charge of Davanagere district, while his mother, Prabha Mallikarjun, is a Member of Parliament from the region.
The BJP is looking to make gains in the bypolls and energise its cadre ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections. For the Congress, retaining both seats is crucial, as a loss could be seen as a negative verdict on the performance of the Siddaramaiah-led government.
In the 2023 Assembly elections, H Y Meti defeated BJP's Charantimath by a margin of 5,878 votes in Bagalkot, while Shivashankarappa defeated BJP's B G Ajay Kumar by 27,888 votes in Davanagere South.
