Bengaluru Double Murder: 3 Accused Of Killing Tech Firm CEO, MD Arrested

Three people have been arrested after an ex-employee killed the CEO and MD of a tech firm in Bengaluru.

Three people have been arrested after an ex-employee killed the CEO and MD of a tech firm in Bengaluru.

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The police have arrested three people in the Bengaluru double murder case in which a former employee killed the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of a tech company in the IT capital. "Three people arrested by the north east division police in the case," Lakshmi Prasad, DCP Northeast (Bengaluru) said. A former employee allegedly killed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vinu Kumar and MD Phanindra Subramanya of Aeronics Internet Company along with two associates.

 

The police said the accused, armed with daggers, barged into the Aironics office on Tuesday evening and attacked Subramanya and when Kumar came to his rescue, he too was attacked with sharp weapons. When the attackers fled the spot, the other employees present at the time of the incident rushed them to the hospital.

However, they both died whiile they were being taken to the hospitak, police said. The incident occurred at Pampa Extension near Amrithahalli, a residential area here, where Aironics was functioning from a house converted into an office building, police said.

Police told news agency PTI that the main accused named Felix is said to be a former employee of Aironics, who had quit to form his own company, which is said to be a rival business. He is also said to be active on social media with a good number of followers.

Stating that the motive behind the murders is yet to be established, police sources said they suspect business rivalry could be one of the reasons.

Police reportedly picked up the person in connection with the case. However, senior officials did not want to comment on this stating investigations are still on, PTI reported.

Four special teams have been formed to track down the main accused after a case was registered on Tuesday.

Phanindra Subramanya (36) and Vinu Kumar (40), who were MD and CEO of Aironics Media Private Limited, respectively, were killed inside the office on Tuesday evening at Pampa Extension near Amrithahalli, a residential area here.

Aironics is functioning from a house converted into an office building, police said.