Pramesh S Jain & Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
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73-year-old labourer was beaten to death by angry mob for sexually assaulting a minor from his neighborhood in Hennur police station limits on Sunday.
The deceased identified as,Kuppanna,resident of Babusabpalya was construction labourer living alone.
Senior officers with other staff rushed to spot and after inspecting the spot and collecting information he said,During investigation it was found that On Sunday the alleged accused noticed the victim aged 12 years came to the terrace to get her uniform kept for drying.
Kuppanna invited her home and offered her juice spiked with sedative.Unsuspecting victim passed out soon after consuming the juice following which the accused sexually assaulted her .
The incident came to light when the victim family realized that she did not returned home and came in search of her and found her in Kuppanna’s house.
Enraged family members and neighbours beat him up black and blue and left him unattended.
The family members then next day went to the police station to file a complaint and narrated the incident.
The police rushed to Kuppanna’s house to secure him and found him lying motionless.He was rushed to a near-by hospital where the doctors declared him as brought dead.
The Hennur police have registered a case of murder and taken three people into custody while the victim was subjected to medical examination for further investigations.
