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Bengaluru: April 27, 2016, DHNS:The city police on Tuesday arrested an electrician and detained his accomplice in connection with the murder of an elderly couple at their house on Coles Road in Fraser Town.

It was a murder for gain and the duo had made away with Rs 50,000 and gold ornaments after killing Parvathraj, 61, and his wife Chandrakala, 55, on April 22, the police said. They have arrested Premchand Jain, 35, of KG Halli, and detained Chandrashekhar, a resident of RT Nagar, for questioning.

Jain was known to the couple for the past 15 years as he executed electrical works for them. He borrowed money from the couple on interest. Jain and Chandrashekhar became friends after they met at a bar about five years.

Jain confessed to the crime during interrogation, Additional Commissioner of Police (East) P Harishekaran told reporters on Tuesday.

Chandrashekhar’s wife called him up on April 20 when he was in Hyderabad, his native place, attending a wedding along with Jain. She asked him to rush back to the city due to a death in the family and requested him to arrange money for the funeral.

Chandrashekhar sought Jain’s help for this and the two flew to Bengaluru on April 21.

The duo bought two knives in Gangammanagudi. They could not execute the plan on April 21 as the couple had several visitors that day. They met Chandrakala on April 22 around noon and Jain requested her to lend him money.

Chandrakala asked him to pledge ornaments and collect the money and the two went away, police said.

They consumed liquor at a bar and returned to the couple’s house. She did not discuss the matter as her relative Nataraj was around and asked them to come later.

The duo returned in the evening and went upstairs. Jain told Parvathraj that he wanted to check the water pipelines. He took Parvathraj down, while Chandrashekhar stabbed Chandrakala. Minutes later, Jain went upstairs and Parvathraj followed him. The duo held him and stabbed him 25 times. They packed Rs 50,000 and the ornaments kept in the cupboard.

They also collected ornaments that Chandrakala was wearing. Chandrashekhar cut the wrists of the two to ensure that they were dead, before leaving, police said.

The mobile phone call details and information provided by local residents helped the police zero in on Jain. He was found moving around suspiciously in RT Nagar and the police picked him up in the early hours of Tuesday.