Scrap godown owner dies after trying to meet girlfriend; family alleges murder

BENGALURU: A young man who came to meet his girlfriend, was allegedly murdered at Gajanana Nagar in in Hegganahalli, Bengaluru. The victim has been identified as Abdul Hussein (29).

For the past eight years, Abdul Hussein was in a relationship while a girl who lives near Chetan Circle in Bhadarahalli.

Hussein, who had a scrap godown in the same area, attempted suicide in the godown on Tuesday. When the matter became known, efforts were made to take him to the hospital, but he died enroute. On realising that he had died, the young woman’s parents left him by the roadside and escaped in an autorickshaw.

Following this, Abdul Hussein’s family has alleged that he murdered by the girlfriend’s family. The Kamakshipalya police are investigating the case.