Mangaluru, July 25: A 27-year-old man hailing from Kerala was arrested by the sleuths of Mangaluru North police station when he was attempting to sell gold ornaments which he had allegedly robbed by killing his own grandparents.
The accused has been identified as Ahmed Akmal, son of Abdul Razak, a native of Thrissur district in Kerala.
The owner of a shop at Car Street, where Akmal tried to sell the ornaments on July 24, grew suspicious and informed the police.
When the police subjected him to interrogation, he reportedly confessed that he had murdered his grandparents and then looted all the gold ornaments from their residence.
The gruesome crime took place on July 23 at Vadekkekad in Trissur district. The accused then fled to Mangaluru along with stolen ornaments.
The authorities confiscated several items, including one knife, one screwdriver, one Mangaluru University marks card, one passport, a wallet containing his identity cards, one pearl chain, three pairs of earrings, one small gold chain with a pendant, five finger rings, and two gold bangles.
The police team, led by Inspector Raghavendra Byndoor, included Crime Branch ASI Damodar, and officers Madan, Satheesh, and Guru.
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