City police on Sunday arrested two Nepalese men who were involved in a triple murder case which took place in Almora district last year. Police said one Prem Singh, (68), his wife Dhanuli Devi (58) and grandson 13-year-old Ankit were found murdered and cash and jewellery stolen.
A case in this regard was lodged by his brother, Anand Singh, a resident of revenue area Birkhola village in Bhanoli Tehsil in Almora last year. Based on this, an FIR was lodged against unidentified persons on July 31 last year with Revenue Sub Inspector Shashti Prasad began the primary investigation. Subsequently, the investigation was transferred to the regular police following which Ranikhet Kotwali Inspector in-charge Vipin Chandra Sharma was investigating the case.
Under the monitoring of Almora district SP, various teams were formed to nab the culprits and these teams were sent to J&K, Punjab, Delhi, Mumbai and other locations while the questioning of suspects was also continued. Checks were also conducted in Nepal through sources.
On Sunday, Dharm Buda (24) and Kamal Sahi (32), both natives of Nepal were walking on the road from Danya to Dhyadi when an eyewitness sitting with the cops in the police vehicle identified the duo as the culprits. Subsequently, they were arrested on a stretch of the road near desolate woods. On information provided by the two men the police recovered one mangalsutra and one gold nose ring from the jungle in Dhyadi.
The duo confessed to have hidden these items in the woods after committing the triple-murder at Birkhola and making away with cash and valuables. They also told police that they had spent the rest of the loot from the crime. The duo also confessed to have killed two adults and one teenager to get their hands on jewellery and money. Earlier, DIG, Kumaon, had announced a cash reward of `5,000 for the police team while SP Almora district `2,500 and Almora district magistrate had announced `10,000 cash reward for the police team that solved the case.