13-year-old school boy kidnapped, murdered in Bengaluru

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13-year-old school boy kidnapped, murdered in Bengaluru

The victim, identified as Nischith, had left home on July 30 evening to attend tuition classes, but never returned.

The Bengaluru police found the charred body of 13-year-old Nischith at an isolated place in Bannerghatta and suspect that the accused strangled him to death before setting his body on fire. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement

A 13-year-old schoolboy was allegedly brutally murdered hours after being kidnapped while he was returning home from tuition classes in Hulimavu, on Thursday.

The police found the charred body of the boy at an isolated place in Bannerghatta and suspect that the accused strangled him to death before setting his body on fire.

 

The victim, identified as Nischith, had left home on Wednesday evening to attend tuition classes, but never returned.

His anxious father, an assistant professor at a private college and resident of Arakere, called the tuition centre to be informed that the boy left the tuition to go home.

The parents called relatives and friends to check on Nischith. After searching for a few hours, they found his bicycle abandoned near a park and alerted the police that their son was missing.

According to the police, the parents got a ransom call from an unknown number demanding ₹5 lakh.

While the police were searching for the boy and the kidnappers by tracking the location, and the parents were waiting with the cash to deliver it to the kidnappers, the police got information about the charred body of a boy in an isolated area off Bannerghatta Road.

The police rushed to the spot and identified the victim through the physical description before alerting the parents.

The police suspect that the kidnappers realised that the parents had complained to the police and fearing that they would be identified, allegedly decided to kill the boy.

A special team has been formed to track down the kidnappers and the police are verifying the CCTV footage from in and around the area to identify the accused.

DCP Electronics City division M. Narayan and Bengaluru District Superintendent of Police C.K. Baba visited the spot to supervise the investigation. A team has been despatched in different directions to look out for the assailants.

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Kidnappers who murdered Bengaluru teen held after police encounter

The accused have been identified as Gurumurthy, a spare driver who worked at the victim’s home in Bengaluru, and his associate Gopikrishna, alias Gopala Krishna.

The victim, Nischith A, was a Class 8 student at Christ School and a resident of Vysya Bank Colony, Arakere.

Police have arrested two men who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a 13-year-old school boy in Bengaluru for ransom. The accused were shot in a police encounter near Bannerghatta area on Friday morning, The Times of India reported.

Police were quoted by TOI as saying that the duo attacked police officers trying to arrest them with a dagger.

 

The accused have been identified as Gurumurthy, a spare driver who worked at the victim’s home, and his associate Gopikrishna, alias Gopala Krishna.

The victim, Nischith A, was a Class 8 student at Christ School and a resident of Vysya Bank Colony, Arakere. His partially burnt body was discovered on Thursday evening in rocky terrain near Bannerghatta-Gottigere Road, the report added. Based on a tip-off, a police team from the Hulimavu police station located the suspects hiding near Kaggalipura Road.

Around 1 am, the team, led by Inspector Kumaraswamy BG and Sub-Inspector Aravind Kumar, tried to apprehend the suspects. The duo allegedly attacked officers with a dagger, prompting the police to fire warning shots. Despite the warnings, the suspects tried to flee, forcing the police to fire at them in self-defense.

Gurumurthy sustained gunshot wounds in both legs, while Gopikrishna was shot in the right leg. Both were taken to a nearby hospital and are currently under treatment.

As per the report, Gurumurthy abducted the victim on Wednesday evening while he was on his way home from tuition. After the boy’s disappearance, his father, Achutha J.C., filed a kidnapping complaint at the Hulimavu police station.

The boy’s bicycle was later found abandoned in Shantiniketan Layout. Police believe the duo slit Nischith’s throat the same night, fearing discovery after the family approached authorities, the report added. A case was registered at the Bannerghatta police station for the murder, kidnapping, and assault on public servants.