PONDA: Collem police has arrested four persons, including the wife of the deceased, in connection with a murder near the Dudhsagar temple at Anmod ghat last month. They have been remanded to 14 days in police custody.
The deceased person was identified as Saganangoud Arahunasi from Gadak Karnataka. Shortly after the identification, the police arrested his wife Laxmi (33), who spilled the beans and later Suresh Pujar (39), Jagadish Daudamani (39) and Mutanna Siddhappa (35) were arrested.
Police sources informed that Laxmi had allegedly been involved in a relationship with one of the accused and he along with the other two hatched a plan to kill Saganangoud. A person clicking photos of the area had noticed the body and had notified the police at Mollem.
Police had published a photo of the deceased in newspapers in Karnataka and family members of the deceased had identified the photo and notified the Collem police. Police has registered a case of murder and is investigating further.
