Police cite trade rivalry, deny BJP say one of victims was a Hindu seer
Bengaluru Police arrested Arun Kumar Azad, the owner of GNet, an internet service provider, in connection with the murder of Aironics Media Private Limited Chief Executive Officer Phanindra Subramanyam (36) and Chief Executive Officer Vinu Kumar (47) .
Arun Kumar was arrested on Wednesday evening at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on his return from Delhi.
Phanindra and Vinu Kumar were stabbed to death by three people in their office on Tuesday.
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Confirming the arrest, fellow (Eastern) Police Commissioner Raman Gupta told The Indian Express that Arun Kumar would hire Shabarish and others to eliminate Phanindra.
We do not know whether Arun gave contract to the accused to kill Phanindra and Vinu Kumar. We are investigating. We have arrested the accused who killed the duo, Gupta said.
The defendants were identified as Santosh (26), a resident of Marenhalli, Shabarish alias Felix (27), a resident of Devarachikkanahalli on Bannerghatta road, and Vinay Reddy (23), a resident of Roopena Agrahara.
In the complaint, Shankara Narayana, a colleague of Phanindra, had alleged the role of Arun Kumar in the murder due to business rivalry.
Police have registered a case under IPC Sections 302 (homicide), 120b (conspiracy) and 34 (common intent).
A police officer said Phanindra was their target, not Vinu Kumar. When Vinu Kumar came to his colleague’s rescue, he too was killed. The accused had consumed alcohol near Electronic City before traveling to the office to commit the murder. Shabarish previously worked with GNet and is said to be close to Arun Kumar.
BJP National Secretary Suni Deodhar said in a tweet that Phanindra was a Hindu seer. In a tweet you said that Hindu Seer was brutally murdered in Bangalore. #Paneendra_subramanyam no more. An alarming situation has come in #Karnataka due to a government idolizing the tyrant #TipuSultan.
Mohan Gowda of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike also stated that Phanindra was a Hindu leader. Another Hindu leader was brutally assassinated in Bangalore. #Paneendra_subramanyam no more. Om Shanti
However, the police denied the claims and said it was a case of business rivalry and Phanindra was not a seer. In a tweet, the Bengaluru City Police said that, in regards to this incident, the alleged accused have been arrested and an FIR has been registered at @amruthahallips. We ask Namma Public to refrain from sharing this incident further while the investigation is ongoing.
First published on: 2023-07-13 at 17:39 CEST
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