Breakthrough in Kharol murder case
PANAJI
In a major breakthrough in the Ratan Kharol murder case, crime branch of Goa Police on Saturday arrested Kishor Mahto, 32, a native of Jharkhand, from Bicholim police station. Diya Dattaguru Sinari was also arrested on Sunday for her involvement in the crime.
Mahto was living at the residence of accused Dattaguru Sinari and is the driver of one of the accused.
The crime branch also succeeded in attaching weapons acting on the disclosure of the accused. The weapons were concealed in a septic tank behind Sinari's residence.
Weapons were handed over to Mahto by Dattaguru Sinari's wife, Diya, on December 21, after the arrest of Dattaguru Sinari by Bicholim police, so that he could hide them. She had also asked Mahto to burn the clothes as instructed by her husband after she met him at Bicholim police station.
The role of the two arrested persons in the crime is being verified. Further investigation is being carried out by PI Dattaguru Sawant.
