Alliance University chancellor Sudhir Angur was arrested by Bengaluru Police on Thursday in connection with the murder case of varsity’s former vice-chancellor Ayyappa Dore.
Along with Sudhir, his accomplice Suraj Singh was also arrested for allegedly hatching the conspiracy to eliminate Dore and engaging contract killers for it.
Singh and a gang of four contract killers, now on the run, hacked Dore in HMT Playground in RT Nagar late Tuesday night, police said.
Bengaluru: Former Alliance University VC Ayyappa Dore killed by unknown men; probe on
Hailing from Saasooru in Vijayapura district, Dore was the founder Vice Chancellor of the varsity.
The incident happened when Dore had gone out for a walk and was attacked by a few men. His body was discovered by the police on patrol duty at HMT Ground on Wednesday morning.