Kundapur: Another accused was arrested with regard to the robbery of jewellery and deadly assault on the owner of shop. The incident had occured on May 21 near main market at Kota on national highway.

The accused has been identified as Goa resident Prathamesh (21).

It was alleged that out of three accused, Kota police had already taken into custody Chandrakanth from Goa police for questioning. As per the police sources, the third accused is absconding in another state.

It all started when three youths entered Durga Jewellers at Kota on May 21 in the guise of customers and closed the shutters from inside. They later assaulted shop owner Ravindra Acharya with deadly weapons and robbed jewellery from the shop.

The neighbouring shop keepers had opened the shutters and come to his rescue when Ravindra raised an alarm. The two alert robbers fled in the bike in which they had come. The third thief left his bike and ran on the street. The yellow coloured bike with Goa number plate left by the robbers while in a hurry to flee and the pictures of robbers in CCTV cameras of some of the Jewellery shops in Kundapur helped the police to nab the culprits.

Alll of them were wanted in a murder case in a Goa police station. Police have recovered jewellery worth Rs three lacs from the arrested robbers. The two accused are furthered questioned regarding the robbery. A search is on for the third man. 

The successful operation was conducted  on the direction by Brahmavar police circle inspector Arun B Nayak. Kota police station inspector Kabbalraj and team consisting of Santhosh, Vishwanatha Kharvi, Suresh, Sathish Handadi, Jayanth and others helped in solving the case.