Police foil planned highway robbery at Kudremukh junction
Mangaluru: Panambur police arrested a gang of three robbers that was looting cash and gold from the passengers and drivers of vehicles by brandishing lethal weapons, near Penambur-Kudremukh Junction on Friday.
The arrested are Pradeep Kumar alias Pradeep Mendon (47), a resident of Ambalpady, Udupi, Sunil (20), a resident of Kudroli Bengre and a Bolar resident Charan Shet.
According to police, Bharath and Naveen allegdly escaped during the operation.
Police have confiscated swords, chilli powder, and rope from the arrested.
Recently Shivaraj, the elder brother of Bharatesh, was murdered by Aneesh and his accomplices in Thannirbavi.
It is learnt that in a conspiracy to kill members of Aneesh's team, who killed Shivaraj. To gather the money required for this crime, the gangsters were looting the vehicles. This fact was unearthed by the police during the interrogation.
Based on specific information received at 3:30 a.m., Police Inspector Umesh Kumar conducted the operation at around 4.10 a.m. All the culprits tried to escape as soon as they saw the cops, but the police team managed to catch three of them.
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Gang of mobile tower battery thieves busted in Palghar; 9 held
Palghar (PTI): Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang stealing batteries from the server rooms of mobile phone towers with the arrest of nine persons in Maharashtra's Palghar district.
As many as 24 batteries valued at Rs 12,000 were stolen from the mobile tower server room in Bhalivali village on December 5, Virar crime unit-III senior police inspector Pramod Badakh said.
The thieves had broken the lock of the tower cabin and stolen the batteries, he said.
The Mandvi police then registered an FIR under section 303(2) (theft) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Following various complaints of such thefts in the region, the police intensified their probe. They worked on leads, including the CCTV footage of the locations as well as technical and intelligence inputs.
They subsequently arrested nine persons, including two scrap dealers who purchased the stolen materials, the official said.
During the interrogation of the accused, it came to light that they had committed similar thefts in Vasai, Virar, Wada, Boisar and other areas in the district, he said.
So far, six such cases registered with the Mandvi, Virar, Pelhar, Naigaon and Boisar police have been detected, the official said.
