Double murder shocks Sullia; woman, paramour killed

Double murder shocks Sullia; woman, paramour killed

Mangalore Today News Network

Sullia, Dec 30, 2012: A double murder case has been reported from Naraje near Jayanagar here on the night of December 29, Saturday.  The deceased have been identified as Padmavathi (37), wife of Harish Naik and Hithesh (28) a tractor driver of Sullia. An illicit relationship is suspected to be the cause of the murder. The duo was murdered brutally using a pick axe.

The suspected killer Vasanth Sherigar (35) of Kantamangala in Ajjavar village, who was staying in that house on Saturday night and was said to be having an affair with the deceased Padmavathi, is absconding.

 

It is learnt, Harish who worked as a cook, had plans to construct  a new house and accordingly, works of leveling the land using  a JCB  had begun on Saturday. Even a tractor of Hithesh was summoned to dispose  the mud. Accordingly, the works had continued until midnight and all the workers had  slept after having chicken curry for dinner.

If some workers chose to sleep inside the tractor, Harish and a few others slept on the verandah, while Harish’s wife Padmavathi,  their children  Gowrishanker, Suresh and also the tractor driver Hithesh and one acquaintance Vasanth had reportedly slept inside the house.

The murder came to light in the morning when Harish woke up not to find his wife, as well as Hitesh and Vasanth. When a search was undertaken, Hithesh and Vedavathi were found murdered in the hill behind the house.  The  bodies were in a compromising state.

According to reports, Harish’s wife had an illicit relationship with  Vasanth who used to do some works in their land since three years. On Saturday night, he is suspected to have killed Hithesh and  Padmavathi on finding  them in a compromising state in the hill. Investigations are in progress.