Mangaluru: The Mangaluru Central Crime Branch Police arrested three individuals for allegedly plotting to rob rich people, traders and businessmen in Mukkancheri area of Ullal.

The arrested accused have been identified as Sameer Ali alias Kadpara Sameer (33) of Mukkancheri, Mansoor alias Boliyat Mansoor (30) of Boliyar and Naushad (30) of Konaje.

The CCB confiscated a knife, mobile phones, and a jeep all worth rs 25.90 lakh from the possession of the accused.

A case has been lodged against the accused at the Ullal Police Station.

Sameer Ali is involved in a total of seven cases, including attempted murder, life threats at Ullal Police Station, the Ilyas murder case at Mangaluru South Police Station, a shootout case at Falnir shop, and life threats at Konaje Police Station.

Similarly, accused Mansoor has been involved in a previous robbery and assault case at Konaje Police Station, a shootout case at Falnir registered at Mangaluru South Police Station, and a drug trafficking case registered at Cyber, Economic and Narcotics Police Station. While, Naushad was previously accused in a robbery case at Konaje Police Station.

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Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.

No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.

The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.

Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.

"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.

Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.

Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.