Tumakuru, June 27: In a bizarre and horrific incident, a 30-year-old man committed suicide by detonating a crude country-made bomb inside a moving car after kidnapping his lover. The incident occurred on National Highway 48 near Kallambella in Sira Taluk of Tumakuru district on Saturday afternoon. While the accused was charred to death, the young woman and the car driver miraculously escaped with their lives.

The deceased has been identified as Nagendra (30), a native of Ankola in Uttara Kannada district. The abducted woman, Ramya, also from Ankola, was working as a lab technician at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in Bengaluru, while Nagendra worked as a delivery boy. The duo had been in a relationship for the past eight years, but rift erupted recently over marriage proposals, which Ramya rejected. Enraged by this, Nagendra plotted to eliminate her and manufactured crude bombs. On Saturday morning, he booked an Uber cab and forcefully abducted Ramya from near her PG accommodation in Jayanagar. Following her sudden disappearance, Ramya’s friend filed a complaint at the Siddapura police station in Bengaluru.

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While heading towards Sira, a violent altercation broke out between the two inside the vehicle. Nagendra stabbed Ramya on her head and body with a knife. Realizing the danger, the cab driver, Praveen, pulled the vehicle over to the roadside. Ramya immediately jumped out of the moving car to save her life. As Driver Praveen rushed to rescue her and put her onto a passing motorcyclist for safety, he noticed Nagendra holding a live explosive device. Praveen managed to snatch one bomb and threw it away, but Nagendra immediately lit another bomb.

Before the driver could react further, Nagendra locked all the car doors from inside and triggered the blast. The vehicle caught fire instantly and was completely gutted, burning Nagendra alive inside. Tumakuru SP Venkat visited the spot and monitored the initial security checks, during which another live crude bomb was recovered near the vehicle. A specialized forensic (FSL) team and bomb disposal squad from Bengaluru have been summoned to investigate the explosives. Cab driver Praveen expressed immense grief, stating he purchased the car by pledging his wife’s jewelry. A joint investigation by the Siddapura and Kallambella police is underway.

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