The Police in Bugiri district has in custody four youths suspected to have participated in the murder of a 32-year-old man.
The deceased is Ivan Mukisa, a renowned businessman. It is alleged that the suspects whose identities have been withheld in order not to jeopardize investigations are currently in custody at Bugiri central police station awaiting prosecution.
According to Steven Lwembawo, the Officer in Charge of Criminal Investigations in Bugiri district, Mukisa was a dealer in music systems and electronic appliances. He was also popular amongst the youthful population in Bugiri district.
However, he met his death on Tuesday night at the hands of unidentified youths who rounded him up as he headed towards his home in Katawo zone in the Eastern division in Bugiri municipality.
The deceased sustained injuries on the head, bark, neck and chest and bled to death before the assailants hid his lifeless body in a bar within the area only to be discovered by concerned residents who saw bloodstains along the roadside.
The residents would later realize that part of the handle on the entrance of the bar was covered in blood.
Lwembawo says that a team of detectives is still hunting for some prime suspects who are still at large.
