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Mystery shrouds college student’s death

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BANGALORE: A first year Pre-University Course student of a private college was found dead under suspicious circumstances next to the railway track in Malleswaram on Wednesday.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Railways) Krishnappa said Dhanashekar (21) had suffered a head injury apparently after he was hit by the footboard of a moving train. One of his slippers had come under the wheels of the train. The circumstantial evidence indicated that it was an accidental death.

However, the police would investigate whether Dhanashekar was murdered over a love affair as was being rumoured. “We will question Dhanashekar’s friends with whom he was last seen,” Mr. Krishnappa told The Hindu. The City Railway Police have registered a case of unnatural death. Dhanashekar, a resident of Mariyappanapalaya in Rajajinagar, left his house around 10 p.m. with a few friends to celebrate the new year. On Wednesday morning, passers-by found his body next to the tracks near Mohammedan Block and informed the police. Besides studying for his PU course, Dhanashekar was working in a private institution, the police said.

Recovered

The South Division police have recovered 18 laptops, 35 mobile phones, five high-end cars, gold and silver ornaments, all estimated at Rs. 61.70 lakh, by arresting 12 persons on charge of burglary, vehicle theft, robbery and cheating.

The most significant of these detections was the arrest of Boralingaiah alias Rajesh (26) of Maddur taluk in Mandya district who had allegedly burgled 11 houses in Banashankari, Koramangala, Wilson Garden, Girinagar, J.P. Nagar and MICO Layout police station limits.

The Banashankari police have recovered from him 16 laptops, 20 mobile phones, 370 grams of gold and 1.50 kg of silver articles and a two-wheeler.

He had burgled the houses of IT professionals, the police said. In another case, the police have arrested Manohar and Ravi on charge of cheating and fraud and recovered three cars, a jeep, and three goods vehicles, estimated at Rs. 40 lakh and Rs. 3 lakh cash.

Credit card fraud

The Axis Bank has lodged a complaint with the Commercial Street police on Tuesday that using a fake credit card someone had purchases mobile phones, and gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs. 4.5 lakh.

Following a complaint by M. Rehman, Risk Coordinator, Axis Bank, the police have picked up three persons for questioning.

Customer

The fraud came to light after the owner of a diamond jewellery shop on Monday suspected some foul play, when a customer used a credit card to purchase jewellery, and informed the bank, the police said. Further investigation is on.

Suicide

Sri Valli (17) committed suicide by hanging herself at her house in Doddabanaswadi in Banaswadi police station limits on Tuesday evening.

The police said she took the extreme step after her impoverished father asked her to take up a job to help make ends meet.

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