Victim Manoj Kumar was also robbed of his car, two-wheeler and other valuables
BANGALORE: A 25-year-old IBM employee was found murdered in his house on Saturday night in Hosahalli in Vijayanagar. The deceased identified as Manoj Kumar, an MBA graduate, had been gagged; his hands and legs were tied with a cloth. He is suspected to have been strangulated to death. Manoj’s valuables, including car and a two-wheeler, has been found missing from the house.
Manoj, a native of Chennarayapatna in Hassan, had been working with the Bannerghatta branch of the company for eight months. His father Subbegowda is a BMTC bus conductor. Subbegowda used to travel daily from Chennarayapatna to Bangalore for work. He used to speak to his son daily.
On Saturday, when Manoj was not answering his father’s calls on the mobile phone since 12 pm, Subbegowda suspected that something had happened. He informed Manoj’s cousin Prakash to check his house in Vijayanagar.
At 8.30 pm, Prakash visited the house near Mahadeswara temple to find the door locked. He broke one of the windowpanes and found Manoj lying on the floor. He immediately informed the father and police.
The investigators suspect that Manoj had been strangulated. His parents suspect that some of Manoj’s friends had killed him. Police have found an IBM identity card and have also taken fingerprints from the house.
Vijayanagar police said Manoj’s laptop, gold ornaments, a Hyundai Santro car and a two-wheeler have been found missing. Police also suspect that he was murdered for gain, but, are also investigating if any of his friends had plotted the murder.
“His father claims that his friends used to gamble at his house. They even borrowed money from him as they assumed that he was on a well-paid job,” said a police official from Vijayanagar.
Manoj had completed his BSc from a college in Holenarsipura and MBA through distance education. He was living alone in Vijayanagar, while his father used to frequently visit him, after work. Manoj’s mother Rukminiamma is a housewife and stays
in Hassan, while his older sister is married.
m_soumya@dnaindia.net 
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