PANJIM: Old Goa police on Tuesday arrested a couple wanted in robbery-cum-murder case at Udupi in coastal Karnataka. The couple are native of Dharwad and were arrested from Santa Cruz.
Old Goa Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi informed that they had received information from Udupi town police station that two suspects after committing robbery and murder of an aged lady were suspected to be around Old Goa.
Accordingly, based on the photographs and the call details, a police team led by PI Dalvi and consisting of LPSI Veronica Coutinho and staff zeroed in on the accused persons at Santa Cruz and after serious efforts succeeded in nabbing them.
The accused persons have been identified as Amrish Jadar (30 years) and Rashida Abdul Qarim (26 years), both residents of Nargundu in Dharwad. Both the accused persons are wanted in Udupi Town Police Station in a crime registered under Sections 392, 302 and 397 of IPC.
PI Dalvi informed that the couple had a very simple modus operandi of approaching a senior citizen for rent to stay and after gaining the trust of the old citizen, the accused robbed the house and fled away. He further said there are chances of them being involved in other crimes too.
Currently, both the accused persons are in lockup and Karnataka police are on their way to Goa to take their custody.
