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Wife along with four held in Subrahmanya for murder


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, July 30, 2015  :  The Sullia police arrested the wife of the deceased and four others on the charge of murder.   A 53-year-old man  reported missing from his house near Kukke Subrahmanya on July 14, was found dead in the forests of Peruvaje near Sullia July 29.


Wife along with four  held in Subrahmanya for murder


The Sullia police said Lalita (38) filed a complaint on July 14 with the Subrahmanya police that her husband, Jayananada (53), had gone missing.  During the investigation, the police suspected foul play and kept a watch on Lalita.

Superintendent of Police Sharanappa S.D. said they questioned Lalita’s friend Dhanajaya (31), who reportedly confessed to murdering Jayananda.  Dhanajaya took the police to the forest area in Peruvaje where the body was found in a decomposed state. SP Sharanappa said Jayananada was strangulated and murdered. The Sullia police said they arrested Dhananjaya, Lalita, Chandrakant (26), Dinesh (29) and Chintana (25).