Murdered Alliance Uni ex-VC allegedly had financial tiff with Chancellor Sudhir

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Former Vice Chancellor Ayyappa Dore had allegedly loaned Chancellor Sudhir Angur Rs 9 crore in 2017.

Theja Ram

Over a fortnight after the Bengaluru police arrested Alliance University Chancellor Sudhir Angur for the murder of former Vice Chancellor Ayyappa Dore, investigators say that Sudhir and Ayyappa had allegedly argued over a financial dispute a few days before the murder.  Ayyappa Dore was hacked to death on the night of October 15 by five armed assailants at RT Nagar's HMT grounds when he was out for a walk late at night.  Speaking to TNM, DCP North, N Shashikumar, says that Ayyappa Dore had allegedly loaned Rs 9 crore to Sudhir Angur in 2017 and had on October 9 demanded that he repay the money within 24 hours.  On the morning of October 9, Ayyappa Dore had allegedly called Sudhir Angur and had asked him to repay the amount. "Sudhir Angur had repaid Rs 4.5 crore and Ayyappa Dore asked for the rest of the money within 24 hours. The deceased's wife Pavana says that he threatened to side with Madhukar Angur if the money was not repaid within 24 hours," DCP Shashikumar says.  Investigating officers say that Sudhir Angur had allegedly deployed another accused Suraj Singh to stalk Ayyappa Dore six months ago. Suraj Singh was in charge of managing the legal team at Alliance University and was Sudhir Angur's point man.  "There was a legal dispute between Sudhir and his brother Madhukar regarding the ownership of the college. Ayyappa Dore was an influential person and Sudhir suspected that Ayyappa was betraying him. He had instructed Suraj to follow him around six months before the murder. Sudhir suspected that Ayyappa had made a deal with Madhukar on the side to oust him from the post of Chancellor," DCP Shashikumar adds.  RT Nagar Police, who questioned Pavana, have learnt that Madhukar Angur had allegedly promised to offer Ayyappa Dore 50% share in Alliance Business Pvt Ltd if he changed loyalties.  "Since Suraj Singh had been stalking Ayyappa Dore, he informed Sudhir about the deal with Madhukar. Sudhir Angur confessed that on October 10, he instructed Suraj to kill Ayyappa Dore," the police says.  Suraj allegedly hired the other arrested accused Sunil Rao, Fayaz, Kantharaj, Ganesh and Vinay to kill Ayyappa Dore. The assailants used five machetes and two knives to hack Ayyappa to death on the night of October 15.  "Everything was planned well in advance. While Suraj, Suni, Fayaz, Kantharaj and Ganesh hacked up Ayyappa, Vinay allegedly stood guard outside HMT grounds. Vinay's brother-in-law Arun Kumar was also arrested last week for allegedly harbouring him. Fayaz's sister Rizwana and Suraj's girlfriend Salma were also arrested for abatement and harbouring accused persons.  Investigating officers are currently probing the Board of Directors of Alliance Business Pvt Ltd after Ayyappa Dore's wife Pavana allegedly accused them of being in on the murder plot. "We are looking into the directors and a few lawyers also," DCP Shashikumar adds.     

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