The Ghana Police Service has arrested three additional suspects in connection with the murder of an Indian national, Sain Devendra Kumar, whose body was found with multiple stab wounds in the boot of his abandoned vehicle at Sabin Akrofuom, Ashanti Region.
The suspects are Osman Moro, alias Thiago; Moro Sule, alias Moro Aboboyaa, and John Adoko, alias Carter.
Investigations
Addressing the media in Accra yesterday, the Director-General of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, said the latest arrests followed days of intelligence operations in Kumasi.
She said Akum Kojo Junior admitted involvement in the murder and said that on April 24, this year, he went to the deceased’s workplace, where he disconnected and replaced a CCTV server with the assistance of Moro Sule.
The police later retrieved the CCTV server from a hideout at Daban New Site in Kumasi, after the suspect led investigators to the location.
“The suspect further disclosed that he had taken possession of the deceased’s iPhone 17 Pro Max and Tecno mobile phones and later gave the iPhone 17 Pro Max to suspect Osman Moro at Kaase and the Tecno mobile phone to suspect Moro Sule, alias Moro, she said.
The police proceeded to Kaase in Kumasi, where suspect Osman Moro was identified and arrested.
Suspect Osman Moro led the Police to a nearby bush where the deceased’s iPhone 17 Pro Max, wrapped in a brown envelope and fresh leaves, was recovered from a hole he had dug in the ground,” DCOP Ansah-Akrofi said.
She said the police also arrested Moro Sule near Dompoase in Kumasi and retrieved the Tecno mobile phone from him.
John Adoko admitted to driving the deceased’s vehicle to the location where it was abandoned.
DCOP Ansah-Akrofi said all the suspects remained in police custody while efforts were ongoing to arrest two others — Zuzu Adrama alias Killer, and Vipul Jetpur Vijay, alias Taruu.
Highway robbery arrest
In a related development, a suspect linked to an armed robbery attack on a VIP passenger bus at the Nasia Bridge, along the Bolgatanga-Tamale highway, has been arrested.
The attack, which occurred on May 2 this year, resulted in the death of two passengers.
She said the suspect, identified as Jamal Bature Mumuni, 38, was arrested last Wednesday.
DCOP Ansah-Akrofi said investigations linked the suspect and his gang to several robbery attacks across the Upper East and North East regions.
Background
On April 25, this year, at about 2:00p.m., the police in Ashanti Region received information that the victim’s vehicle had been found abandoned on the outskirts of Sabin Akrofuom near the Royal Lemosey Hospital.
A team of officers proceeded to the scene and found the vehicle parked by the roadside.
Upon inspection, the lifeless body of the deceased was discovered in the boot of the vehicle with multiple stab wounds.
An earlier intelligence-led operation resulted in the arrest of one suspect, who remains in custody and is assisting with investigations.
Source:
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