The family members of K.V. Prakash, owner of Prakash Travels, who was found dead in Sharavathi river near Hosanagar on Monday morning, have complained to the police that he was facing difficulty in getting money from a person, to whom he had sold a bus.
The police investigating the case are said to have taken Nagaraj, a businessman, into custody for further investigation. It is said that Prakash who operated many buses suffered a huge loss as the operations came to halt following the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to manage the loss, he surrendered a few routes to the RTO and sold some vehicles. Nagaraj, who bought the bus, did not pay the money. Prakash had met Nagaraj several times on this matter. Prakash’s elder brother Gangaraju, who filed the complaint with Sagar Town Police, named Nagaraj responsible for his death.
Prakash, 48, went missing on Friday after he had left his home in Sagar. He had told his family members that he was going to Hosanagar. However, he did not return. When the family members searched for him his car was found abandoned at Pataguppe Bridge built across the Sharavathi river near Hosanagar.
