Man who murdered Virajpet woman found dead in lake near his house

MADIKERI: The man who was suspected of murdering a young woman was found dead at the Rudraguppe lake near his house in Virajpet taluk on Wednesday.

Arathi was brutally murdered and Thammaiah. He was found dead in a lake near his house.

The deceased has been identified as Thammaiah. He is accused of murdering Arati (24) with a sharp weapon in Nangala village on Sunday.

Earlier on Sunday, Thammaiah had harassed her by calling her several times. She had got a job with an IT company in Bengaluru and had moved to the city. He called her and asked her to come near a coffee plantation, where they had an argument before he brutally attacked her with a sharp weapon and fled. He left his helmet, phone and a poison bottle behind at the crime scene.

The body was sent to Virajpet Government Hospital for post-mortem.

During investigation, the Virajpet police found bottles of poison and alcohol. They suspected that he might have committed suicide by jumping into the lake after consuming the alcohol mixed with poison. They started the search operation three days ago, and found his body on Wednesday. The body was sent to Virajpet government hospital for post-mortem examination, and later handed over to the family members.