Palakkad : The family of a 22-year-old man from Chembra in Palakkad is in shock after he was allegedly beaten to death by his employer in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Relatives have also raised suspicions that the killing was pre-planned and sought a detailed investigation.
The victim Kiran was allegedly assaulted by factory owner Anand Raj , 45, after he found the youth with his 19-year-old daughter at their residence in Yelahanka.
Raj allegedly sent his daughter to a relative’s house in Chikkaballapur before assaulting Kiran with a cricket bat and an iron pipe, according to police. Raj, who runs a unit manufacturing sweet corn preparation machine, has been arrested. Kiran had been working at the factory for the past two years and was in a relationship with the accused’s daughter, who was studying in Mysuru and had returned home for a vacation.
Kiran’s relatives said he suffered multiple injuries. The accused then took him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The police have registered a murder case and are probing whether others were present during the attack.