Three murders in 24 hours shock Krishnagiri residents

Krishnagiri: Three murders that took place within 24 hours starting from Sunday night in three different places near Hosur have shocked residents of the district.
Around 10.30pm on Sunday, a three-member gang knocked at the house of P Lokesh, 30, of Pellur village near Thally.
When Lokesh opened the door, he was shot dead at point-blank by one of the gang members, police said.Lokesh was facing several cases.
The gang managed to escape from the spot after the murder. Based on the information, the Thally police rushed to the spot and sent the body to the government hospital in Denkanikottai for post-mortem. The reason for the murder is yet to be ascertained, police said.
In connection with the second murder that took place at Somanathapuram village near Hosur, police arrested two people including an ITI student.
According to the Hosur town police, Surya, 20, who was pursuing ITI second year in the government arts college in Krishnagiri, was involved in a murder case in Andhra Pradesh.
“Police from AP came to Somanathapuram for inquiry about 20 days ago,” a police officer from Hosur town police station said. P Ellappa, 21, and his friends from the same village scolded Surya for involving in the murder.
Irked over this, Surya and his friend Sudha Sudarsan, 21, took Ellappa to consume alcohol on Sunday night. “While consuming alcohol, Surya and Sudha Sudarsan severely beat Ellappa, who died on the spot,” police said.
“Surya and Sudha Sudarsan confessed to the crime based on which they were arrested,” police said.
M Sivappa, 30, of Nagasonai village, was working as a pointsman with the Bengaluru railway division. He used to work between the Hosur-Kelamangalam railway track.
“He was found dead under suspicious circumstances near the track on Monday morning,” an officer from the Kelamangalam police said. He said someone had strangulated his neck using his silver hip-chain. “We don’t know the reason for his murder,” the police officer said, adding that they have registered a case and initiated an inquiry.