At the time a suspicious looking man found loitering in the area, had been picked up by the police. His name was Raman Raghav, a homeless man, and had past mentions in the police files, having spent five years in prison for robbery. As no solid evidence could be found against him for the new set of crimes, the police let him go. When the killer struck again in 1968, the police launched a manhunt for him. Ramakant Kulkarni, then the Deputy Commissioner of Police CID (Crime) took over the investigation and spearheaded a massive combing operation in the city.In this attempt, the police were successful in arresting him.