Notorious murder accused arrested after 12 years by Yeshwanthpur police with the help of CCTNS Camera

Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar

With the help of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) the Yeshwanthpur police on Tuesday caught a 35-year-old accused of a murder case who is on the run for the last 12 years after coming out on bail .

Senior officer told reporters a special team led by Police Sub Inspector Raju C and staff who were on night patrol while checking vehicles they confronted one by name Ramesh who was moving suspiciously on 1st main BK Nagar late night.

The police team checked Ramesh Finger prints in the CCTNS and found his database registered .

He was brought to the station for further questioning.

A Detailed questioning led him to confess that he was involved in a murder case of a house owner in August 2005 in Tavarekere in the outskirts of the city .

The accused was a wall painter by profession and had gone along with others to work in the house. Ramesh along with others had a fight over a trivial row which took an ugly turn as Ramesh and others assaulted the landlord to death .

The Byadarahalli police arrested Ramesh and others in the murder case five years later Ramesh was out on bail,Vinayak Patil,DCP, North division, said.

He subsequently jumped bail and was on the run since then changing his identity.The court has declared him as proclaimed offender and issued a non bailable warrant against him.

Ramesh is now handed over to Byadarahalli police for further investigation, Mr. Patil,said.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,CH Pratap Reddy has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP North,Vinayak Patil,ACP,Arun Nagegowda, PI,Suresh K,PSI,Raju C,and his whole team who has done a tremendous and exemplary investigation and with the help of M-CCTNS Crime database helped to nab a murder accused who was on run from past 12 years a suitable reward will be given to whole team he added.