Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B. Dayanand said that an accused has been taken into custody in Pratima murder case related to the murder case of Deputy Director of Mines and Geology Department in Bangalore. The case is being investigated under the leadership of DCP. Pratima was working as an auto driver for four years. Kiran was fired 10 days ago. Accused Kiran has been taken into custody at Mahadeshwarabetta. At present, the investigation of the case is continuing, he said.
Pratima, who hails from Tudki in Theerthahalli taluk of Shimoga district, was married 18 years ago. Later Pratima lived separately as she got a job in the Department of Earth Sciences. Her husband and son lived in Tirthahalli. After working in Ramnagar district for many years, Redu was transferred to Bangalore after Pratima. As usual, after the office work was over, the car driver left the office at 8 o’clock on Saturday night. The killers came and killed him. It was suspected to be a pre-planned murder as they entered the house and killed
When his brother called Pratimari at night as he had to go to a program on Sunday, he did not receive the call. When he did not receive the call even in the morning, he became suspicious and asked the family below to call and check. The incident came to light when the family members living on the ground floor went and looked. No items are missing in the house. The police are gathering information as there is a suspicion of murder by an acquaintance
