All the murderers were commercial art students at the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Tilak Road, and were hanged for their crimes on 27 November 1983.
On 15 January 1976, the foursome and classmate Suhas Chandak picked up Prakash under false pretence and took him to Jakkal's tin shed on Karve Road.
When Dhananjay opened the door they stuffed his mouth with a ball of cloth, tied his hands and told him to direct them inside the house.
The men killed each person by stuffing their mouths with a ball of cloth, tying their hands and legs and then strangling them with a nylon rope.
On the evening of 23 March 1977, Anil was supposed to meet his brother at the Alka Talkies and was offered a ride home by Jakkal on his motorcycle.
The police had initially thought the murders were a result of botched robberies but were soon faced with the fact that they were following a group of serial killers.
Cases like these were rare at that time in India, and the police began an intensive investigation to prevent additional deaths.
Satish Gore (a colleague) cracked under questioning, leaking information about Prakash Hegde's murder and the location of his body.
[9] Shamrao G. Samant, a senior criminal lawyer who had conducted many successful prosecutions for the state government, was appointed special public prosecutor for the trial.