Udupi, August 8: Hussain, a resident of Karkala, was murdered by Rafiq and his eight friends, for the sake of money, near Tirthahalli in Shimoga district, on July 31.
According to Karkala Town Police, the matter came to light after they arrested a suspect Rafiq on Monday, when he was planning to leave Karkala to Kerala and from there to a foreign country. Rafiq admitted that he along with friends had demanded Rs. 30 lakh from Hussain.
When Hussain refused, they beat him with rods and hands and killed him. In order to destroy the evidence, they threw Hussain's body into a river near Tirthahalli.
The perpetrators of the crime then escaped to different places. A case has been registered and further investigations were on, the police said.
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