Two murder accused nabbed

Rajkot: Two murder and robbery accused were arrested from Aji Dam Chowkdi on Friday morning. Police identified the accused as Mahesh Solanki alias Mayalo (24) and Rakesh Solanki (22), both residents of Machhanagar near Kothariya Solvant area, in Rajkot.
"The accused duo had killed Premkumar Gautam (19), a labourer from Uttar Pradesh, who used to work at Aji GIDC, five months ago. They had also robbed Gautam of Rs 3,700. During their interrogation, they confessed to have stolen a vehicle from Race Course area and four robberies at Aji GIDC," an official from Rajkot city crime branch said.

The crime branch officials had been searching Mahesh and Rakesh after they were caught on a CCTV footage stabbing Gautam. "In the CCTV footage, the accused duo were only partially visible. So we had to rely on their physical movements for identification. Soon, we ascertained their identities and caught them following a tip-off about their movement near Aji Dam Chowkdi," the official added.