The city police have cracked the murder of Jabeen Taj (32) last fortnight at her home in Viratnagar by arresting five men.
The Vyalikaval police said Mohammed Farooq (30) and Keval Ram (30), both from Kolar, Ilyas (24) from Anekal, Ajay Kumar (40) and Sadiq (28) both from Bangalore were detained for what was termed as suspicious behaviour.
On being interrogated they confessed to the Taj’s murder. Her husband owned several houses and they knocked on her door on the pretext of looking for a place to rent. When Taj said there was none, they asked for some water. She went in to get it and the five followed her, gagged and trussed her and strangled her to death, police said.
Taj wore a lot of jewellery and the gang fled with all the gold and cash they could lay their hands on. The police said they had recovered 280 gm of jewellery including two chains, a necklace, a pair of earrings and bangles, Rs. 37,000 in cash, all worth Rs. 7.5 lakh.
Two killed in accidents
Two persons were killed in two separate accidents in the city on Tuesday.
Mathikere resident Chennappa (30), a painter, died when an unidentified vehicle hit him as he was trying to cross Bellary Road near Gayatri Vihar Gate, Palace Grounds, late Tuesday, the Sadashivnagar traffic police said.
Suresh (27), a mechanic, died when his two-wheeler rear-ended a lorry on the Kanakapura-Tumkur road. The Kengeri traffic police said the Siddharth Nagar resident was on his way home when the lorry ahead slowed down for a speed breaker.
Suresh, who sustained severe head injuries as he was not wearing a helmet, was killed on the spot. He is survived by his wife Revathi and a one-year-old baby.
