‘Jewellery store murder case probe widened’

MANGALURU: City police commissioner Kuldeep Kumar R Jain said that the city police have sought details from the police of neighbouring states, if any crime crime resembling the jewellery staff murder case was reported in their jurisdiction.
Police probing the murder case, and following the arrest of accused Shifas,30, have received information that he has travelled to Tamil Nadu and Goa.
The commissioner told reporters on Saturday, that the accused was wearing three to four layers of clothes when he was apprehended by the police in Kasaragod. His intention was to discard the clothes if any blood stain was noticed, after committing the crime. He would closely watch jewellery shops where there was only one staff member present, to commit the crime, said the commissioner.
The commissioner has urged jewellery shops to maintain CCTV cameras, and check the background of the staff, before appointing them. Further, the shops should have at least two to three staff for safety purposes, he said.
The commissioner honoured the Kasaragod police team led by DSP Sudhakaran, and announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 to the Mangaluru city police team which solved the murder case.