Two arrested for murdering the youth in Parane

Madikeri: Rural police have arrested two persons in connection with the murder case of Dinesh  at Kirandadu village in Parane on November 4. The arrested are identified as Chottera A. Eerappa of Kunjilageri village and Derana Ayyappa of Bavali village. Another accused Biddanda Jeevan is still absconding.

The accused had shot dead Dinesh who had owned a shop in Parane. The scooter on which Dinesh was riding and his dead body were later found in a nearby coffee plantation. A complaint was lodged by deceased father and police started investigation. On questioning the two suspects they revealed that the crime was committed on a trivial issue. They confessed that Biddanda Jeevan was trying to take on the ownership of the shop owned by Dinesh and hatched a plan to kill Dinesh.

 Eerappa and Ayyappa came to Kirandadu. They waited for Dinesh to arrive and shot at him. As first bullet was misfired they again tried and this time Dinesh was hurt and died on the spot. They then grabbed the gold chain from his neck, two mobile phones and dumped the body in the nearby plantation.  They later even participated during the last rites of Dinesh.  But police arrested the duo and had spread a net to nab the absconding accused.