30 May,2011 06:10 AM IST | | Imran Gowhar
Brutally murder fellow pimp after he refuses to pay protection money and starts his own prostitution racket
Being associated with a gang of pimps proved fatal for 25-year-old auto rickshaw driver Govindaraju, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered on May 21, for refusing to pay them protection money.
The Rajgopal Nagar police have arrested Venugopal (34), along with six of his associates on charges of kidnap and murder.
Venugopal and his associates operated at the city bus stand and railway stations
Police Inspector Poornachandra Tejaswi said that Venugopal and his associates are pimps operating at the city bus stand and railway stations.
Escort the women
"They would arrange call girls and auto rickshaw drivers for clients and later take their cut from the drivers.
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Govindaraju, who was in their business network had recently refused to pay up, which enraged Venugopal and the others," Tejaswi informed.
"Govindaraju had not only refused to pay their share, but also started operating on his own, which the gang saw as a challenge," he added.
Crime scene
Venugopal along with M Mukesh Yadav, M Mahadeva, H G Ramesh Gowda, M Balaji, K Saravana and Francis Xavier, abducted Govindaraju on the pretext of inviting him for a chat.
They later took him to the outskirts of the city and clubbed him to death. The group then fled the scene after dumping his body in a lake.
During investigations, the police discovered that Venugopal and the victim had recently had a tiff regarding a financial matter and based on this information, they picked him up for questioning.
During questioning, Venugopal confessed to the crime, which subsequently led to the arrest of the others involved.
