The Tumkur rural police have finally announced the arrest of two serial killers, including a woman, on Sunday for their involvement in the murder of 11 sex workers.
The accused have been identified as Prema, alias Shantha, 38, a resident of RT Nagar and native of Theerthahalli in Shimoga district and Raghavendra, alias Raghu, 27, resident of Anchepalya and native of Varamballi, Hosanagar taluk in Shimoga.
DNA was the first to report about the arrest of the serial killer, Raghu, on April 15. The Tumkur Rural police had arrested Raghavendra and his aunt, Prema, on Sunday. Both the accused confessed to killing 11 sex-workers between March 23, 2010 and November 15, 2010, with the intention of robbing them. The police said that Prema and Raghu killed the women with the help of another person, identified as Sundaresh, who is yet to be arrested.
The Tumkur police got on the trail of the two serial killers when they formed a team to solve murder cases involving women. And it was the photo of a dead woman, later identified as Lakhsmidevi, 42, who had gone missing from Sanjayanagar, that helped the police to nab the two in Tumkur.
Police said that they had identified six sex-workers so far and are trying to establish the identity of more women. Police said that all 11 women were from Bangalore
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