Bengaluru: Man in trouble after buying used SUV; Police find vehicle’s involvement in murder case

Team Udayavani, Aug 15, 2021, 4:07 PM IST

Bengaluru: Unaware of the car’s background story, a 39-year-old man purchased a 2013-made Toyota Fortuner for Rs 10.2 lakh from a city-based used car dealer which landed him in trouble.

In February, the Udupi district police informed the car owner, R Rajkumar, that the car which he was driving was involved in a murder case reported in Hiriyadka police limits on February 10, 2020.  The court released it on the condition that it should not be sold or rented to a third person until the trial was over.

Rajkumar then reached the car dealer from where he bought the vehicle and the dealer promised that he will re-pay the amount. However, as he failed to return the amount, Rajkumar filed a complaint with the RT Nagar police.

It is said that six men including a businessman from Hiriyadka were held on charges of murdering Mumbai-based businessman, Vashista Yadav. The accused took Vashista to a desolate place in Hiriyadka in the accused businessman’s  Toyota Fortuner and killed him.