CHITRADURGA: The body of Chandranna (60), father of Anukumar, one of the accused in the sensational Renukaswamy murder case, was laid to rest on late Saturday night at the cemetery located near Kanaka Circle on Holalkere Road here. As soon as the seventh accused in the murder case, Anukumar, came after obtaining permission for the funeral from the court, the Bengaluru City Police brought him to his house located in Sihi Neeru Honda.
Looking at the body of his father, Anu broke down and sat near his father’s body for some time. Looking at the condition of Anukumar, the family members, mainly his mother Jayamma, too broke down. She hugged her son and expressed her helplessness. Immediately, the body was taken for the final rites.
It can be recalled here that Chandranna, who collapsed due to low blood pressure on Holalkere Road, died at a hospital due to severe cardiac arrest on Friday, after he heard about the arrest of his son Anukumar in the Renukaswamy murder case. Anukumar surrendered before the police after which the arrest took place.
The police also came with other three accused (Raghu alias Raghavendra, Jagadish alias Jaggu and Ravi, the car driver) from Chitradurga for the spot mahazar, along with Anukumar.