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The couple, Sumanth and Likhita, both from Shivamogga got acquainted while studying physiotherapy. Later they rented an apartment in the city’s AGS Layout area and were in a live-in relationship.
Meanwhile, they borrowed money from people to live a lavish life.
After the completion of their course, they returned to Shivamogga and the people who gave them loans started pressurising them to return the money.
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They observed that their landlord in Bengaluru, Premalatha possessed a good amount of gold jewellery, which they planned to steal.
They stole the jewellery and escaped from the apartment.
Premalatha had lodged a complaint with Subramanyapura police and suspected the role of the couple who had visited her recently.
The police went to Shivamogga and took them into custody.
They also recovered Rs 6 lac worth of jewellery which the couple had sold it to another person.
With IANS inputs