The accused, Edward Petrovich Goryachew, was arrested after a long chase when nearly 15 policemen surrounded him at Calangute beach, a senior police official said.
The accused in an inebriated condition stabbed three locals, including a shop owner and a rent-a-bike operator, at Baga beach.
He later fled from the scene on his motorcycle and continued brandishing the knife. Later, he was tracked at Calangute beach by a police team, the official said.
Realising that he was zeroed-in by police, the accused began rushing into the waters but was pulled out from the waves with the help of locals.
