Mangaluru: Airline ground staff held for gold theft from passenger’s luggage
Mangaluru: Bajpe police have detained four ground staff workers of a ground handling agency here at Mangaluru International Airport on charges of stealing gold ornaments from a passenger’s trolley bag. All the accused were reportedly working in the baggage loading and unloading section.
According to police, the theft came to light after Rajeshwari Padmashali, wife of CRPF jawan Harikesh, lodged a complaint.
She had travelled from Bengaluru to Mangaluru on an Air India Express flight that landed around 9:30 am on Saturday. After collecting her luggage, she noticed that the lock of her trolley bag had been tampered with. On checking inside, she found a gold necklace weighing 56 grams, worth about Rs 4.5 lakh, missing.
Based on her complaint, Bajpe police registered a case and launched an investigation. Four loaders from the agency were taken into custody for questioning, and two of them have been formally arrested.
Police sources revealed that there had been several instances of passengers arriving from abroad complaining of valuables like gold ornaments and mobile phones going missing from their luggage. Some had filed police complaints, while others confronted airline authorities directly.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
