Killer jumps parole, turns thief; nabbed

Rajkot: A murder convict who had jumped parole and had gone absconding had taken to stealing and chain snatching. Police said Rasik Parmar (33) was arrested along with his accomplice Yogesh Arambhadia (37) from Godhaniya College Road in Porbandar on Sunday.
“The duo was arrested on the basis of a tip-off about them going on two two-wheelers to sell off stolen gold and silver jewellery. We seized jewellery worth Rs 1.67 lakh, the two-wheelers and two cellphones from the accused,” said K I Jadeja, inspector with Porbandar special operation group.
During their interrogation, the accused duo confessed of their involvment in eight thefts and four chain snatching cases in Porbandar.
Parmar had jumped parole in 2018 after he was lodged in Rajkot Central Jail in a double murder case. He had committed two murders in Jamnagar.
Arambhadia, too, is a history-sheeter, having been involved in 17 house break-ins. Before being convicted in the murder case, Parmar was booked for five chain snatching and two physical assault cases.