Ramesh’s physique was discovered on October 8 in Karnataka’s Kodagu
Bengaluru:
An unidentified, burnt physique present in a espresso plantation in Karnataka’s Kodagu district three weeks again has led police to a ugly homicide plot. Ramesh, a 54-year-old businessman, went lacking weeks again. Police have now discovered that his spouse Niharika, her lover Nikhil and one other accused, Ankur, executed a grisly homicide plot for the businessman’s cash and travelled throughout state borders to get rid of the physique. The three have been arrested.
A Physique Is Discovered
On October 8, police discovered a charred physique at a espresso plantation close to Suntikoppa in Kodagu. When makes an attempt to establish the physique failed, police began scanning CCTV footage to verify automobiles that handed by way of the world. A pink Mercedes Benz caught their consideration. This automobile was discovered to be registered beneath the identify Ramesh, whose spouse had just lately registered a lacking criticism. Police then contacted their counterparts in Telangana the place the automobile was registered.
The Investigation
Because the probe progressed, police suspected the position of Ramesh’s spouse Niharika P (29). When she was taken into custody, she admitted to involvement in Ramesh’s homicide and named her accomplices, Nikhil, a veterinary physician, and Ankur. Police discovered that Niharika had a troubled childhood. Her father died when she was 16 and her mom remarried. She excelled in teachers, accomplished her engineering and began working. She married early, grew to become a mom and separated later. Sooner or later, when she was in Haryana, she grew to become concerned in monetary fraud and went to jail. She met Ankur in jail.
The Motive And The Homicide
After popping out of jail, Niharika married Ramesh. This was his second marriage too. The businessman offered Niharika with a lavish life-style and he or she grew to become used to it. At one level, she requested him for Rs 8 crore. Ramesh refused the huge demand, and this infuriated Niharika. She was in a relationship with Nikhil, and together with him and Ankur, she plotted Ramesh’s homicide to entry his wealth, police have discovered. The businessman was choked to loss of life in Uppal, Hyderabad, on October 1. The accused returned to his place, took money and drove to Bengaluru. After a gas cease, they proceeded to Kodagu, greater than 800 km away from Uppal. There they disposed of the physique in a espresso property. The physique was coated with a blanket and set on fireplace. The three then returned to Hyderabad, and Niharika filed a lacking report for Ramesh.
What Police Stated
Kodagu police chief Ramarajan mentioned this was a difficult case as “every part had been totally destroyed”. “Prima facie, we decided that the physique had been burned 3-4 days earlier than the criticism was registered. Our crime crew started investigating suspicious actions within the space. They found that on Saturday, a automobile was transferring suspiciously within the space between 12 am and a couple of am We checked the CCTV footage, however as a result of it was night time, the pictures have been unclear. So, we examined footage from 500 CCTV cameras as much as Tumkur. With all of the technical proof, we have been in a position to hint a automobile from Telangana belonging to a businessman named Ramesh.”
“Primarily based on our investigation, now we have arrested a number of suspects, recognized as Niharika, aged 29, and veterinary physician Nikhil, aged 28. Niharika is the prime suspect; she allegedly murdered Ramesh, the proprietor of the automobile. Niharika, together with Nikhil and one other confederate, Ankur, collectively murdered him and disposed of the physique,” he added.