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Triple murder plot hatched in Bijapur jail

Staff Reporter

Police yet to trace four other suspects in the gruesome murder

Bangalore: Investigations into the triple murder that took place at a Malleswaram hotel late on Saturday night have revealed that the plan to murder Lambu Nataraj was hatched in the Bijapur district prison where notorious history-sheeter Suneel alias Silent Suneel is lodged.

Lambu Nataraj (24) from Vivekananda Block in Palace Guttahalli, Somashekhar (23) from Gayatrinagar and Balasubramani alias Slum Bala from Muneshwara block in Vyalikaval were hacked to death a gang of at least 10 armed men before shocked guests who fled in horror.

Both the deceased and the suspects are said to be associates of Silent Suneel, who is detained in Bijapur prison in connection with a murder. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) said some of his associates started openly collecting hafta from brothels, moneylenders and business establishments after he was sent to prison, which might have angered him.

The police plan to interrogate Silent Suneel and his associates.

Meanwhile, three days after the gruesome murders, the police are yet to trace four other suspects.

While they arrested six men in a matter of hours, the others are still at large, an officer at the Malleswaram police station said.

The police are questioning the arrested men, Prashanth (27), Prabhakar (30), Umashankar (26), Chikkashyane Gowda (29), Sunil Kumar (21) and Kiran (22).

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