Elderly couple murder case: No clues about killers yet

Mysuru:  Three Police teams, that are investigating the murder of an elderly couple at their farm house near Nagawala in the taluk on May 13 night, have not got any clues yet and the killers are at large.

The deceased elderly couple — Veerappa (80) and his wife Shivamma (75) — were allegedly murdered on May 13 night and the killers had smashed their heads with a hammer and other objects, it is learnt.

Yelwal Police, who had registered a case in this regard, had taken up the investigation and had collected information from the villagers about the deceased’s family members and other persons who used to frequent the elderly couple’s house.  

It is learnt that Veerappa had made an agreement to sell a part of his land and had kept the money he had received as advance from the purchaser with him.

The Police, who conducted a preliminary investigation, have suspected that someone known to the couple may have  murdered them. But so far, the Police have not arrested a single person. Meanwhile, the Police said that they are continuing the investigation.

This post was published on June 12, 2019 7:40 pm