Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Mar 8: Tejaraj Sharma, a native of Rajasthan, who attacked and seriously injured state Lokayukta, Justice P Vishwanath Shetty, was a furniture contractor, and was supplying furniture in the name of his 'Sumukh Enterprises'. In his confession to the police, he said he stabbed the Lokayukta, out of frustration at his refusal to investigate complaint filed against corrupt officials although he had provided proof.

Vidhana Soudha police stated that the accused said during the questioning that repeated visits to Lokayukta office in pursuance of his complaint failed to get positive response. He said he had a knife ready with him before leaving his house.

People who lived near the rented home in which Tejaraj Sharma lived, say that Sharma happened to be a well-behaved gentleman who mostly spent time performing puja of deities whenever he was inside. Sharma, who lived in fourth cross, Someshwarapuram, Tumakuru since the last four years, had vacated his room and settled down in B M Thota extension since the last three months. Although he lived at Tumakuru for four years and had told the owner when hiring the premises that he was a furniture contractor, he never mingled with his neighbours.

"He did not have any vices. He always wore white clothes and gray trousers and always had vermilion on his forehead. He has several photos of deities which he worshipped frequently and had covered the windows and front door with red clothes. He paid rent promptly. Three months back, he vacated the house, telling the owner that he was doing so as he urgently needed the advance money," they say. He collected advance of Rs 10,000 and fixed a room in B M Thota extension with an advance of Rs 5,000 and monthly rent of Rs 1,300. People saw him going out of his home at 7.30 pm on Tuesday and he was seen next on television.

The police took over the room in B M Thota extension where Sharma lived. But it is learnt that they could find only pictures of gods and some white clothes besides a few documents inside the room.

Later reports say that Tejaraj told the police that he acted as per holy books to teach lesson to the wrong doers and chose Wednesday as an auspicious day for that.