Police crack murder case using WhatsApp as a tool
The city police have cracked the murder case of a 22-year-old youth from Raichur, who was killed by his friend over a financial row, using the WhatsApp group of beat policemen.
On October 13, the Kamakshipalya police recovered the body of an unidentified youth near a park in Sunkadakatte.
As part of the standard operating procedure, the Kamakshipalya police collected footage from CCTV cameras in and around the area and found that the deceased was found in a bar with a man hours before his death.
The police went to the bar and questioned the staff who revealed that the deceased had visited the bar and had conversed in a north Karnataka accent.
Inspector Ravikumar R.G. began to circulate the picture of the deceased to the inspectors of all police stations in north Karnataka seeking help in identifying the youth.
The inspectors in turn shared the picture with the beat policemen, who then shared the picture in their area Suraksha Mitra WhatsApp groups.
Their efforts paid dividends. One of the members of the WhatsApp group — Shivraj Patil from Mulki police station in Sindhanur taluk of Vijayapura district — identified the picture and contacted Mr. Ravikumar. The Kamakshipalya police called Mr. Patil to the city to identify the deceased. He not only did so, but also helped the police in identifying the accused through a CCTV grab.
Based on his information, the police rushed to Chirantala village in Sindhanur taluk and arrested Basavalinga, 21.
Basavalinga confessed that he killed his friend — Gundana Gowda, 22, — for making an indecent proposal.
According to the police, Gowda, a salesman, and Basavalinga, who worked in a chicken stall, were friends and working in Bengaluru. and staying in a rented house separately.
Further inquiries revealed that Basavalinga had borrowed Rs. 20,000 from Gowda, but had not repaid it.
Recently, Basavalinga got engaged and Gowda took advantage of this by continuously harassing Basavalinga for sexual favours with his fiancée, saying he would waive the loan if he allowed it.
When Gowda began to pester him, Basavalinga decided to eliminate him to avenge the humiliation. As part of the plan, Basavalinga invited Gowda for a drink to a bar.
On the way home, Basavalinga hit Gowda on his head with a hollow brick until he died and sped from the spot, Mr. Ravikumar further said.
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