Umesh is said to have raped, robbed and murdered women in Gujarat and Maharashtra as well, but the majority of his victims were from Karnataka. Born in 1969 in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, Umesh was selected in the CRPF and was posted in Kashmir in 1996, according to reports. His criminal trail started there when he attempted to rape a commandant’s daughter. He then joined the District Armed Reserve (DAR) at Chitradurga. He later completed his police training in Madhya Pradesh, and returned to Karnataka.Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator Season 1 Download.
In December 1996, he raped and murdered a 16-year-old girl in Chitradurga. He managed to evade the cops but was finally arrested and suspended from service. A master of prison breaks, Umesh escaped from Ballari Hindalga prison when he was in judicial custody. According to a News18 report, Ballari Hindalga prison is the biggest in Karnataka and one of the safest in the country. Though he managed to flee, he was arrested in 1999 again for the brutal rape and murder of a 37-year-old widow in Peenya near Bengaluru. In all, Umesh has managed to escape from prison three times.After multiple prison breaks, Umesh was finally caught in 2002 in Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru.
According to news reports, Umesh used to attack houses where women stayed alone. Umesh targetted single women, widows and housewives, after watching them for some time. He entered their houses on the pretext of seeking drinking water or rooms for rent. He would torture the victims, rape and murder them. He would then leave with their jewellery and other valuables to make it seem like a robbery. He would also take the victim’s lingerie. According to a Timesnow report, an officer who probed the Peenya rape-murder case said that when cops tracked down a rented house Umesh was residing, they discovered two kgs of gold and bags full of women’s lingerie.
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