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Karnataka police arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly killed a Flipkart delivery partner who came to deliver an iPhone at Karnataka’s Haasan district, reported The Hindu. Authorities informed that the accused kept the body at his home for three days before burning it in an attempt to avoid being charged with murder, News 18 reported.
The incident happened on February 7th in Arsikere taluk, when the accused, Hemanth Dutt, got delivery of an iPhone that he had bought.
According to reports, the accused stabbed the delivery person as he did not have money to pay for his order. The delivery boy Hemanth Naik had been missing since the incident occurred. The following day, his brother Manju Naik had filed a complaint with Arsikere Town police after which his body was found near the railway track at Anchekoplu in Arsikere taluk.
Unable to pay for an #iPhone that he ordered, a 20-year-old man stabbed an #EKart delivery boy in #Karnataka’s #Hassan. The youngster reportedly kept the body at his residence for three days before burning the body in a bid to get away with murder. pic.twitter.com/aqnMu5fhjF
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When Hemanth Naik arrived at Hemanth Dutt’s house to deliver the used iPhone, the suspect ordered the delivery boy to sit inside his house, according to the police.
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He promised to return shortly with the money from his room. Instead, Dutt reportedly attacked the delivery boy many times with a knife, News 18 reported.
A 20 year old man killed an E kart delivery guy, kept the body three days in his home, and burnt the body later all for an obsession for an #iPhone which he didn’t have financial means to pay. Hemanth Dutt of Ariskere town in #Hassan #Karnataka has been arrested- thanks to cctv pic.twitter.com/FIHLtMHqqY
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Following the event, the accused kept the deceased corpse tied up in a gunny bag at his home for three days. He intended to burn the body somewhere on the outskirts of town.
Dutt was preparing to dispose of the body. To eliminate evidence, he purchased gasoline and rode the dead body to a local train station on his two-wheeler, where he poured petrol on the body and set it on fire. He was apprehended owing to CCTV evidence that showed him both buying gasoline and transporting the deceased corpse, News 18 reported.
Story first published: Monday, February 20, 2023, 12:23 [IST]
