Hassan police arrest one in connection with murder of elderly woman in Arkalgud taluk

The Hassan police have cracked the murder of a woman in Arkalgud taluk. Lakshmamma, 67, of Hirehalli Koplu, who went missing on October 3, was found dead in the Hemavathi canal at Bettadahalli in the taluk on October 6.

Hassan Superintendent of Police Shubhanwita told reporters on Monday that the Arkalgud police arrested Ramesh, 57, on suspicion of murdering the woman, on October 10. The accused confessed to the crime, and based on his statement, the police recovered the gold ornaments he allegedly took after the murder.

Lakshmamma, a flower vendor, went missing on October 3 after telling her husband Raju Gowda that she was going out to sell flowers. As she did not return home that day, her husband enquired with their five daughters, but she could not be traced. Her body was found in the canal on October 6. Family members identified it from her clothes.