Mangaluru, November 13: Anti-rowdy squad police of the Mangaluru South Sub-Division arrested the accused who have planned to rob a jewelry shop owner in the city.

The arrested accused have been identified as Sheik Mohammed Ansar alias Ansar (34), Rameez (21) of KC Road, Mohammad Touseef alias Tachhu (24), Ubaidulla (25), Mohammad Tauseef alias Tauseef (25), Mohammad Ali, (25), inter-state accused Ahmed Kabeer (30), Asgar Ali (27), Saabit (19), Mohammad Sabad (22) and Ameer Ali (19).

Acting on a tip-off that a team of robbers are planning to rob someone at Mangaluru Hills Road in Pachchanadi village, rural police station inspector Sidda Gouda Bhajantri and South Division Anti-Rowdy Squad staff arrested the accused.

The police recovered two cars worth Rs 3,50,000, three iron knives, four fake number plates, Rs 16,050 cash and other valuables worth Rs 3,66,050 from the accused.

When the police interrogated the accused, they spilled the beans that they have planned to loot the jewelry and cash of Vaishnavi Jewelry owner Santosh on Rath Beedi. Four other accused were escaped and they would be arrested soon, police sources said.

The arrested have been facing various cases including murder, murder attempt, robbery, assault and POCSO Act in Karnataka and Kasaragod district in Kerala.

Another case was registered at Urwa police station around 20 days ago on the robbery of cash belonging to the same person. Anti-rowdy squad ACP K Rama Rao and ASI Mohan KV, Head constables Girish Bengre, Sunil Kumar, Razy VM, Ravichandra Padre, Damodara, Rajaram, Mahesh, Mohammad Sharief, Dayanand, Sudhir Shetty, Mohammad Iqbal and Mangaluru rural police inspector SH Bhajantri and head constables Ranjan, Mohan, Subhash, Staff Maruthi, Anand and Gyanappa participated in the operation.

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New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.

According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.

"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.

He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.

Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.

During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.

"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.