Udupi: One more accused from Mangaluru has been arrested by the police in Santhosh Nayak Abduction and murder case.

Rajesh Acharya (36) is the arrested person. He is a resident of Attavar in Mangaluru city.

As pe Santhosh Nayak’s wife’s complaint registered on January 4, she had alleged that Praveen Kumar and his friends have murdered her husband. Praveen Kumar Vawadi was hacked to death on December 19. Whereas, Santhosh was abducted on December 2.

It is learnt that Santhosh had taken Rs 40 lakh from the accused and had refused to repay it. Raged by this accused decided to abduct him and tortured him. He died after severe torture and his body was chopped and thrown into a well in forest.

Same night Santhos’s wife and children were also abducted and his house was robbed bythe accused.

Police have confiscated gold ornaments worth Rs 80,500 from the arrested person.

Now the arrest toll has reached to eight. Rajesh has been handed over to Manipal police along with the gold ornaments for the further investigation.