Udupi, May 25 -- Police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing gold ornaments from a Kerala woman who died in a horrific road accident at Dali in Kollur village of Byndoor taluk on May 17.

The accused has been identified as Hemanth (40), a resident of Kollur village. According to police, gold ornaments worn by one of the deceased women were stolen from the accident spot following the tragedy.

Based on a complaint filed by Sreekumar, Kollur police registered a case under Crime No. 38/2026 and Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and launched an investigation.

Police said the accused was traced and arrested within 24 hours of the case being registered using CCTV footage, photographs captured by members of the public at...