Summary:
As the latter refused to lend money, Shivappa assaulted him. Three accused, including the minor, were arrested the next day, following which Moodbidri police inspector Ananthapadmanabha filed the chargesheet.The key accused Rangappa has been absconding after he managed to secure bail. Miffed over this, Mangalappa brought the incident to the notice of other shed inmates.Around 10 pm, Rangappa, Kumara and a minor boy attacked Shivappa with wooden logs. A separate investigation is under way regarding the role of the minor boy. They, including a few others employed at the quarry, were staying at a shed nearby.For a couple of weeks before his murder, Shivappa skipped work on numerous occasions and had been seeking money for his personal expenses from his friends..