By Our Reporter,
REGIONAL
A 40-year-old Indian national businessman identified as Michael Sultan alias Free Fry was on this (Tuesday) morning found lying dead in a room at a Guest House in Kikuube District
The incident happened at Kasonga Guest House in Kyabitaka Village, Kasonga Parish in Kyangwali refugee settlement Sub-county, Kikuube District.
According to the deceased driver, Moses Muvamuno, the Indian a resident of Hoima city travelled to Kyangwali on Monday, April 25, 2022, to supply his clients with items such as salt, biscuits, sugar, cooking oil and soap among others.
He later checked in the guest house at around 6pm but never woke up today.
The driver said the deceased had not complained of any health complication.
“Sultan didn’t complain of any sickness when he checked into the guest house,” he said.
The guest house supervisor, Edward Aliinda, said the staff was coerced to check on Sultan realising that he was not coming out of the room only to find his lifeless body lying on the bed.
Immediately management informed police at Kasonga police station that rushed to the scene.
Unconfirmed reports say the deceased was found dead with his hands tied with a rope.
Donozious Byaruhanga, the Kasonga parish councillor called upon security to scale up vigilance saying murders cases have now become common in his area of jurisdiction.
He cited the murder of a former pump attendant only identified as Hakizimana who was shot dead by unknown assailants last December.
Byaruhanga also disclosed that a businessman in Kasonga identified as George Mutungyi, recently survived by a whisker being killed by a gang of gun and machete wielding assailants who waylaid him on his way back home.
Two suspects including Gift Aturonda, the manager of the guest house and Moses Wavamuno, the deceased’s driver have been arrested to help police in investigation
The Albertine Region Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Julius Allan Hakiza, confirmed the incident but did not divulge much saying detectives from Kikuube central police station had been dispatched to the crime scene to investigate the matter.
