Chennai: Chennai police arrested a domestic helper, who murdered master couple Srikanth (60) and wife Anuradha (55) and recovered Rs Five crores jewellery from him. According to the police sources the couple returned from US just yesterday before the murder.

The accused was staying with them in the night. Police have recovered ₹ 5 crore worth of jewellery including nine kilograms of gold looted from them. The police have arrested two people in the case. The accused allegedly killed the couple in a gruesome way in their house and buried the bodies in their farmhouse outside Chennai. Police arrested him and another man from Andhra Pradesh as they attempted to escape to their hometown in Nepal.

The incident came to light when the couple’s daughter who lives in the US, alerted local relatives after she could not reach her parents. Their mobile phones were switched off. The two accused the accused Krishnan who’s also an acting driver and his friend Ravi, were arrested by the police from Andhra Pradesh’s Ongole while they were trying to flee. The police used sophisticated tracking systems to catch them before they left the country.  We have secured key evidence including the CCTV recorder which the accused had taken away. We have a strong case for conviction, said Dr Kannan, a senior officer in Chennai police.

Accused believed the couple reportedly had ₹ 40 crore cash at their house from a recent real estate deal and had planned to rob it. Police have exhumed the bodies for post mortem and forensic examination.