Karkala : The case of murder of Poornima, a young woman from Renjala by her own lover,  has aroused much curiosity. The police who have already arrested the prime accused Prabhaker Shetty, a make-up artiste, have  now  arrested three more persons who assisted Prabhaker in committing the crime.

The arrested are Guruprasad, Amaresh and Praveen Tauro alias Babli. It is said that Guruprasad and Praveen were autorickshaw drivers and it was in their auto that the body of Poornima was taken to be discarded in a ditch and covered up at Shediguri in Hosabettu.

As already reported, Poornima was asked by Prabhaker to come to his shop where he stabbed her after she wanted him to marry her.

Poornima’s body has already been exhumed for a post-mortem. Meanwhile, police have launched search operations for two other accused in this case.