Elderly Couple's Suicide: Accused Held Within 2 Weeks

In a breakthrough in the cyber fraud case that led to the suicide of an elderly couple in Beedi Village of Khanapur taluk recently, the Belagavi police have succeeded in arresting the key accused from Surat in Gujarat.

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The accused, Chirag Jeevarajbhai Lakkad, a resident of Surat, was taken into police custody following an investigation. A case has been registered at Nandgad police station.

The case revolves around the suicide of Diego Nazareth (83), a retired railway employee, and his wife Flavia Nazareth (78), who resided in the Christian locality of Beedi village. On March 27, Flavia died by consuming sleeping pills, while Diego ended his life by slashing his neck and drowning in a water tank at their residence.