The police on Tuesday arrested three accused in connection with the murder of a lecturer of a Government Pre University College at Gopalapur village in Deodurg taluk of Raichur district.
The names of the accused were given as Basalingappa, alias Raju Manappa Gopalapur, (26), Suresh Shambhuling Kunte (23) and Madesh, alias Mahadevappa Durgappa Kattimani (20), all residents of Ramji Nagar, Roja (K) in Kalaburagi.
Manappa Tippanna Gopalapur (59), lecturer in Government Pre University College in Deodurg, was found dead near Kollur (M) village in Shahapur taluk on May 12. But, the victim’s brother suspected that it was a case of murder and accordingly, a complaint was lodged in the Shahapur Police Station.