Death for three for killing jeweller

The Madikeri Session court on Tuesday gave death sentence to three people for killing a jeweller seven years ago.

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One of the accused, Manoj Kumar, was a close friend of the jeweller's son Prasanth.

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Manoj gave a lift to Gopinath in his car and strangulated him to death on the way, and dumped it in a deserted well with the help of his two accomplices Rafiqh and Janandhan.

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Manoj even accompanied Prashanth to the police station to file a missing complaint.

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He and his two accomplices also searched for Gopianth along with Prashanth.

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The plot

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According to the police, Manoj Kumaru00a0 came to know from Prashanth that Gopinath was carrying huge amount of gold jewels to Mysore.

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Manoj then hatched a plan along with Rafiq and Janardhan. They took a car and followed the bus in which Gopinath was traveling.

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When the bus stopped for a coffee break, Manoj met Gopinath and offered him a lift to Mysore saying he was going there.

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He convinced him that it was not safe to travel in the bus carrying valuables.

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When the car reached a few kilometers away from Mysore, Rafiqh and Janardhan strangulated Gopinath with a rope and killed him. They took the valuables and cash and brought the dead body to the Manoj's house.

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While the police set a massive manhunt for Gopinath, they came to know that Manoj carried a gunny sack and dumped it in the well a few days back.

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The police fished out the body from the well and took the accused into custody.

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