Udupi: Udupi police have captured the alleged killer contract in connection with the murder case of Vishala Ganiga which was reported in the limit of the Bramhavar police station on July 12.
The defendant who was arrested was Swaminath Nishad, 38, from Gorakhpur at Uttar Pradesh.
He together with other contract killers had been suspected of suffocating 35-year-old Vishala by using a power cable in his apartment.
Police supervisor N Vishnuvardhan expressed self-confidence to arrest the most early accused.
Beginning for a week, the police arrested Ramakrishna Ganiga, 42, on charges of murder planning.
He is a personal assistant for an NRI businessman in Dubai.
Ramakrishna returned to Udupi, following the death of his wife.
The initial investigation revealed that he gave Supari (contract) more than Rs 2 Lakh to eliminate his wife.
Another accusation, a friend of Ramakrishna, has introduced the killers to him, and the police have obtained a clue about friends, SP told reporters.
Meanwhile, a senior officer who investigated the case said, “The motive for murder is not confirmed.
Even though the victim’s husband claims that their relationship has changed acid, we have certain prospects that he is suspected of being active in certain matrimonial websites.
He has planned murder since February.
During his visit to Udupi between February and March 27, the murderers were also in Brahmavar, and he had shown a house and introduced his wife to them, “said an officer.
It was a carefully planned murder.
His wife and daughter returned on June 29 to Udupi.
Meanwhile, on July 3, he sent a friend to a flat to collect a package from his wife, just to make sure he would follow his instructions.
Likewise, on July 11, Ramakrishna called his wife from Dubai, and told him to send his parents and his daughter back to Byndoor the next day.
They lived with him for the past three days.
He said that another friend would come to give him a parcel.
After confirming that he was in the apartment, he handed the message to the killers, stating the source.
Even though the building did not have a CCTV camera, the police had checked recordings of more than 60 CCTV cameras from the surrounding area.
After the murder, SP has formed almost five teams to investigate this case.
DG & IGP Praveen Sood announced a 50,000 Rs prize for the team involved in resolving this case, and the IGP Western Range Devajyoti Ray has issued a certificate of praise to team members.