Summary:
Around 8.30pm, Senthil called Nikhil and asked him to hand over Rs 2.22 lakh cash to a person near Gun House. Soon after Nikhil handed over cash, Senthil’s mobile was switched off. After collecting the cash, the accused strangled Senthil with a wire and dumped his body in the canal. When police detained a person from Manchegowdanahalli from which calls were made to Senthil, he revealed that Sridhar had taken his sim card a few days ago and hadn’t returned it. Police tracked down Sridhar and based on his information, they arrested the other five men.Bannur police sub inspector Ajay Kumar told TOI that Sridhar was a friend of history-sheeter Manju alias Rowdy Manju..