Raghu, Puttaswamy and Rajesh, all in their teens and residents of Nagamangala, were arrested by the Subramanyapura police in connection with the murder of Geetha Lakshmi, who was murdered at her Yalachenahalli residence on Kanakapura road a few days ago. Police said the boys murdered her and decamped with gold ornaments worth Rs 1 lakh.

During interrogation, Raghu (19) told the police that he had murdered his mother Kamalamma and his grandmother as they denied to give him some money. He had been sent to the juvenile home. After he was released, he frequently visited his aunt Geetha Lakshmi, who had no children. On learning that she had jewellery, Raghu killed her with the help of his friends Puttaswamy and Rajesh.

“This boy is strange  and he did not have any bad habits. Why he needed money is puzzling,” said Police Commissioner Achutha Rao.

3 nabbed

The MICO layout police have nabbed three people within in connection with the murder of call centre employee Shashidhar, which took place on Thursday night.

Sanna (29), Imran (20) and Liyaqat Khan (18), all residents of Gurappanapallya, have been arrested. Rane, another of the accused, is absconding, police said.

5 thefts in a day

Thieves made away with valuables worth Rs 5 lakh, in five separate cases of theft in the City, during the last twenty 24 hours.

Three theft cases were reported in HAL police station limits. In the first case, thieves barged into the residence of contractor Lakshman, at Marathahalli on Friday. Lakshman was away when thieves struck at his house. On his return, he found that property valued at Rs 3.4 lakh - including Rs 2.15 lakh in cash - was missing. In the second case, burglars broke into the residence of one Govind at Manjunath Extension and fled with a cash of Rs 25,000.

The third incident took place at ISRO Layout, where thieves decamped from Ganapathi Nayak’s house with valuables worth Rs 1 lakh - including Rs 75,000 cash.

Two other incidents  were reported in Kengeri.Thieves entered the house of Pramila and made away with booty worth Rs 1 lakh, including Rs 50,000 cash. Another theft was reported at the residence of one Nagaraj, where a sum of Rs 15,000 was stolen.