Two, including a minor, arrested for murdering contractor in Arsikere

A civil contractor was found murdered at a construction site in front of the KSRTC depot in Arsikere town on Friday night.

Vijay Kumar, 46, was allegedly murdered by two people, including a minor, both native of Bihar.

Vijay Kumar had taken up the construction of a hotel building at a site belonging to K.V. Srinivasa Reddy, a hotelier in Arsikere. Two of his workers used to stay at the construction site.

According to the police, Vijay Kumar received a phone call around 11 p.m. on Friday from the workers. Before reaching there, he had informed the site owner Srinivas Reddy that he was on his way to the site as he learnt that his workers had a scuffle.

Srinivas Reddy later got suspicious about the development and checked the CCTV footage of the activities at the site on his cellphone. He saw the workers leaving the place on the bike belonged to the contractor. He rushed to the spot and found the contractor, Vijay Kumar, dead.

Srinivas Reddy informed the Arsikere Police, who then visited the spot and registered the case.

During the investigation, it was found that Bikram Kumar, 25, and a minor boy allegedly murdered Vijay Kumar and took away gold ornaments he was wearing. They had also cut one of his fingers to take out a ring.

They were arrested in Bengaluru. They had reached the city by train and were looking for another train to flee to their native place. One of them is said to be a minor, as per the Aadhaar card.

Published - May 31, 2025 09:08 pm IST