BANGALORE: Nelamangla police of Bangalore Rural district have arrested four treasure hunters who allegedly sacrificed a person for getting treasure. The accused have been identified as Ningappa Basavannappa Hullambi alias Mahesh, Krishnamurthy, Naveen Kumar and Timmaraju. Four other accused are still absconding and police are trying to trace them, the police said.
On October 22, one Venkataranasappa, a resident of Araledibba village in Begur found a body in a decomposed state in the Eucalyptus groove in the village nd informed the police. Police rushed to the spot and found the body without the skull. When searched, they found the skull 40 meters away from the spot.
Police said that, miscreants had dug a place where Veeragallu (hero stone) was situated in Begur and threw the body in the Eucalyptus groove in the village. The police suspected the role of treasure hunters behind this heinous crime.
After investigation, the police found that one Balaswamy (45) of RMC Yard was the victim. Nelamangla police who have registered a case said the accused, Ningappa Basavannappa Hullambi alias Mahesh and the other seven, with the intention of sacrifice to get the treasure, had killed Balaswamy.
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