Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Mar 21: Regarding the murder at Mulky, police investigation revealed that verbal friction which started between drunken labourers who were working together on a construction project escalated into physical fight. The fight culminated in a murder. The incident had taken place neear the tourist car parking site near Mulky bus stand late night on March 19.
Harish Salian (47) from Mundkoor, who was living in a rented house in Kateel, was killed in this incident. Murugan (46) from Tamil Nadu who currently lives in Thokur, has been accused of committing this murder.
Both are involved with masonry and worked together. They had come to Mulky on Saturday from Kinnigoli. From there they visited Bappanadu temple. Harish had performed puja of the Goddess and had come out where Murugan was waiting. Both went to a bar in Mulky and got fully drunk. After coming out, they were seen quarrelling on some pretext, and the people had firmly told them to go away.
Thereafter they went to the car parking located in front of Punaroor petrol bunk and began to fight again. After Harish fell down, Murugan killed him by dropping a boulder on his head before escaping. It was around 10 pm and the police got information on Sunday morning. Milky police inspector Kusumadhar and other senior officers visited the spot and scrutinized the scene of crime. Fingerprint experts and the canine squad also were pressed into service.
The police in a quick response, arrested Murugan from his house at Thokur when he was preparing to flee to Tamil Nadu. He confessed to his crime and revealed that the murder was caused because of minor financial dispute between him and Harish.