RTI activist was murdered
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Autopsy Exposes Cops’ False Story
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Bangalore: In a twist to the tale of RTI activist Venkatesh’s death, the
postmortem report has contradicted the police’s claim that he died in an
accident.
The body of Venkatesh, 49, was found on Nagarabhavi Main Road on Monday
night. The autopsy reveals it was murder. The deceased was instrumental in
BDA’s recovery of encroached land worth over Rs 30 crore. Jnanabharati police,
after inspecting the body and spot, had concluded the death was due to a road
accident. There were said to be cut injuries on the neck and the case was
transferred to Kamakshipalya police station, with recommendation to register a
case of accident. The postmortem report released on Thursday revealed Venkatesh
was hit with a blunt weapon on the head before being assaulted on the neck with
a sharp one.
HE HAD MANY ENEMIES
As an RTI activist, Venkatesh had developed enmity with many people. Police
said he was building a house in Nagarabhavi, behind the house of a water supply
businessman. The land that BDA recovered is said to have been encroached upon
by this man’s brother.
Moreover, Venkatesh had quarrelled with his brothers and moved to his
inlaws’ place, sources said. He exposed many misdeeds in the area, earning the
wrath of the land mafia.
Additional commissioner of police (law and order) M R Pujar said the issue
has not come to his notice. “I will look into it and if the post-mortem report
says it is murder, we will register a fresh case and investigate.”
