Mangaluru, Sep.5: Surathkal police arrested two persons near Thokkottu Kallapu in connection with robbery of a handbag with gold jewelries.
The arrested have been identified as Mohammed Salman (26), a resident of Kudroli and Husain Tanveer (28) from B.C Road Kaikamba in Bantwal taluk.
Police seized gold ornaments worth Rs. 8.5 lakh, two wheeler worth Rs. 50,000 and a car valued around Rs. 2.5 lakh. The total value of seized items is estimated around Rs. 11.50 lakhs.
Police said that on August 26 a lady from Bajpe had visited her relative in Surathkal Chokkabettu. While returning she had gone to Mallamar beach and she had kept all the jewelries in the handbag.
On noticing lonely lady in the beach the accused attacked her from behind and fled away with her handbag. A case was filed at Surathkal police station.
Surathkal police station inspector Ramakrishna K.G and other police personnel took part in the operation under the direction of Assistant commissioner of police, Mangaluru north sub division, Rajendra D.S.
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Puducherry (PTI): Voting for the 30 Assembly constituencies in the Union Territory of Puducherry concluded at 6 pm on Thursday while people who arrived before the deadline were allowed to wait in queues and cast their votes, officials said.
According to initial estimates, the polling percentage has crossed 86 per cent, they said.
As the NDA is fighting to retain power, the opposition Congress-led bloc is pushing to wrest power from the AINRC-led front in the union territory, centering its campaign on local autonomy and administrative friction.
