HASSAN: A person allegedly stabbed a supply boy to demise as he didn’t have the cash to pay for the iPhone he had ordered on-line at Arsikere in the district, a police officer mentioned on Monday. The accused Hemanth Datta (aged 20), who too is a supply agent with a courier firm, allegedly stored the physique of Flipkart supply agent Hemanth Naik (23) in a gunny bag for three days at house earlier than throwing it close to the railway observe after which setting it on fireplace, Hassan Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar informed reporters right here.
“We got the information about a half burnt dead body near the railway track at Lakshmipuram near Anchekopalu bridge on February 11 morning,” Shankar mentioned.
The investigating police workforce recognized it to be that of Hemanth Naik, who was lacking since February 7 morning, he added.
Investigations revealed that Naik delivered two parcels on February 7 morning and left to ship the third parcel in Lakshmipuram to Hemant Datta. After that Naik was not seen.
Datta was then taken into custody. Upon interrogation it got here out that he had ordered a second-hand iPhone, Shankar mentioned.
There is not any cash-on-delivery choice on the brand new cellphone however there may be choice for cash-on-delivery for the second-hand product, which prices about Rs 46,000 to Rs 47,000, the SP mentioned.
“Hemanth Datta did not have money to pay. He asked the delivery boy (Hemanth Naik) to stay at home saying he was getting the money. Datta then planned to eliminate him with a knife. When Naik was busy scrolling his phone, Datta slit his throat and stabbed him to death,” Shankar mentioned.
Datta stored the physique in the gunny bag inside his lavatory for three days. On February 10, the accused took the corpse in a scooter, dumped it close to the railway bridge and burned it with kerosene and petrol.
“It was a very challenging case for us because there was no motive to murder. The victim did not have any enmity or any criminal background. The murder was only to get an iPhone without paying money,” Shankar mentioned.
