One arrested in Lonavla double murder case

Pune: Pune District Police on Sunday claimed to have cracked the double murder case involving a boy and girl, who were found dead in a forested area near Lonavla here, after the arrest of one person in this connection.

Bodies of two engineering students from a college in Lonavla, were found in the forest near the picturesque hill station on April 3.

"We have arrested one criminal on record in this case and the motive behind the killings was robbery," said a senior official from district police.

The arrested accused is a petty criminal involved in various theft and robbery cases, he said refusing to elaborate further.

According to sources in the district police, there is one more suspect in the case who is yet to be nabbed.

The victims were found to have been hit on the back of their heads with a blunt object and their hands tied at the back.

Pune district police had formed multiple probe teams earlier, but could not crack the case. An award of Rs 50,000 was also announced for any information on the murder after they failed to make any headway in the case.

The parents of the deceased had threatened to launch an agitation and had sought to meet Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis for speedy investigation in the case.

The police then formed an SIT to investigate the case.