The Hunsur town police took two more persons into custody, including a minor, in connection with a double murder case reported from a saw mill in Hunsur recently, taking the total number of arrests to three.
While the main accused, a 23-year-old youth, had already been arrested, Superintendent of Mysuru district police Seema Latkar said two abettors in the crime, including a minor, have also been taken into custody.
Two elderly watchmen employed by the saw mill were found murdered on June 21. The accused had allegedly delivered fatal blows on the victims – Venkatesh,75, and Shanmukha, 65 – in the gruesome murder.