A private firm employee who was crushed under debt after losing Rs 12 lakh in the stock market, and allegedly murdered his 75-year-old landlady has been arrested according to Bengaluru police this Sunday.
The accused is identified as Jaikishan B S, 29, a resident of Vinayakanagar in Banashankari First Stage in South Bengaluru. Jaikishan had allegedly murdered Yashodamma on July 2 to steal her gold ornaments to pay off his debts. According to the postmortem report, he stabbed the lady 91 times.
According to police sources, Jaikishan, who works as a sales executive, had taken a loan of Rs 12 lakh from his family members and friends. Yashodamma had also given him Rs 50,000. Recently, Yashodamma had a fight with Jaikishan over the loan money. On July 2, Jaikishan entered Yashodamma’s residence and stabbed her to death. Jaikishan then called Yashodamma’s son Raju, who lives in the Banashankari Third Stage area with his wife and children, and informed him about her murder.
The police and Raju, who had rushed to the house, found Yashodamma lying in a pool of blood, she was shifted to a private hospital where doctors declared her to be brought dead.
Following the murder, a special team was formed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) P Krishnakath which included police inspectors Janardhan P R and Rakshith A K. The police interrogated more than 100 suspects, as no evidence was found at the crime scene.
“Though we were aware that there was no forceful entry inside the house, Jaikishan was not a suspect then as he was very much present. He was there to file complaints and even for the cremation,” said a senior police official.
However, the police found that a gold chain and four bangles were missing. Through an informant, police came to know that Jaikishan had pawned the gold ornaments at a pawn broker’s shop. The police then took him to custody to question him and he confessed to the crime later, said officials.
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