Mangalore: Chief Conspirator of Ramakrishna’s Murder Planned to Flee Country
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, May 11: Dr Renuka Prasad, son of the founder of KVG Group of Institutions, Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda, was admitted into the government Wenlock Hospital here, as he complained of health complications. Dr Prasad, who is said to be the brain behind the conspiracy hatched to eliminate KVG Medical College administrative officer, A S Ramakrishna, is under judicial custody now.
In the meanwhile, Vaman, the other accused in the case, has succeeded in remaining elusive. Among the other four, who are arrested, three have been handed over to police custody, and Manoj Rai, to judicial custody.
It is learnt that Dr K V Renuka Prasad had planned to flee to New Delhi after meeting an advocate from Madikeri, who also is said to have played a role in the murder plan, on May 8. The policemen have confiscated a flight ticket Dr Prasad had bought to fly to New Delhi from Bangalore. The advocate in question is said to have told Dr Prasad that eluding arrest is the only way left, and had suggested him to shell out money to the police in case they trace them before he fled from here. The policemen are yet to take a firm decision on whether to name this advocate as an accused in the case, as they want to implicate him only after arresting Vaman and interrogating him. The policemen have also come to know that Nagesh, an accused in the case, had been provided with a job at the farm house of Dr Prasad by this advocate. However, the policemen arrested Dr Prasad before he could leave Madikeri after meeting the advocate on May 8, and foiled his plans. It is also said that he had also thought of flying out of the country if the situation so warrants, from his hide out in New Delhi.
While the policemen had definite clues about the involvement of Dr Renuka Prasad in the murder since the very beginning, they wanted to be cautious as he belongs to a powerful family. The department kept a close watch on the incoming and outgoing calls on the mobile and landlines of Dr Prasad, it is learnt.
Sources claim that the advocate stated above has connection with several hired killers, and that he had played a role in several killings in the past. They are also looking into the possibility of the involvement of many others with the case. A detailed investigation and interrogation of suspected people will throw more light on the case in course of time, the sources added.