The detained are Malathes of Haveri and Somu alias Somashekhar from Davanagere, both tipper drivers.
It is said that both admitted their role in the brutal murder during the interrogation. However, the motto behind the murder is not yet revealed by them.
Police have sped up investigation in order to solve the case at the earliest, sources said.
It can be recalled that Govardhan, son of S Narayan, a resident of Bejai Kapikad and a taxi owner-cum-driver by profession, vanished after he dropped four strangers, who hired his car from KSRTC bus stand in the city to Karkala on the night of August 25.
His car was traced near the main gate of Suzlon Energy Ltd near Padubidri very next day of the incident. His body was found on Belman-Mundkur Road on August 29.
Annoyed by the failure of city police in solving this mysterious murder case, Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Smiti (krishnappa) had staged a demonstration in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner on September 23 and set a 15 day deadline for the police to arrest the culprits.
During the schedule caste and schedule tribal grievance redressal meeting organised by Commissionerate last Sunday, Dalit community leaders have expressed their distress over the lethargic attitude of police as far as this case is concerned.
Following this, senior police officers had been to Govardhan's residence and gathered information as part of investigation.
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