Pune: Two arrested from Rajasthan for murder of elderly woman in Lonavala

A team from Lonavala Town Police launched a probe, and an investigating team went through the records of former employees at Bansal’s shop. Based on concrete leads, a team headed by an officer was sent to Meda Uparla village in Jalore district of Rajasthan, to look for the two suspects. The police team received information from local residents and got to know that they were hiding in a hilly region near the village.

After a search that lasted for almost 10 hours in the hilly area, police found Ashok Kumar Sargara (20) and his accomplice Jagdish Kumar Jodaji (22), both residents of Meda Uparla, along with a third person. Sargara used to work for Bansal and had quit his job a few months ago. Further probe confirmed the involvement of Sargara and Jodaji and the duo was put under arrest on Tuesday.