Panaji: Goa Police’s Konkan Railway Police Station team on Thursday arrested a man wanted in a murder case registered in Karnataka within hours of receiving intelligence about his movement, officials said.
According to police, information was received on Wednesday evening from Karnataka authorities that a suspect involved in a murder case registered at Panambur Police Station in Mangaluru was likely travelling to Goa aboard the Hazrat Nizamuddin Express.
Acting on the tip-off, a team from the Konkan Railway Police Station was constituted and deployed at various locations in and around Margao railway station under the directions of Police Inspector Vikram Naik.
Using CCTV surveillance, technical analysis, and intelligence inputs, the police team successfully identified and apprehended the suspect after the train arrived, officials said.
During interrogation, the accused disclosed his identity as Prashant Kumar Bhandari (36), a resident of Shivaji Nagar in Darbhanga district, Bihar.
Police said the accused is wanted in connection with a murder case registered under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Panambur Police Station in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
The arrest has been communicated to the investigating officer of the Karnataka case, Police Inspector Mohammad Saleem of Panambur Police Station, for further legal procedures.
The accused is currently in the custody of the Konkan Railway Police Station in Goa, officials added.
