Udupi: Man from West Bengal held for theft
Mangaluru (PTI): A man from West Bengal has been arrested in connection with the theft of gold jewellery worth nearly Rs 7 lakh from a jewellery production unit where he had previously worked in Udupi district of Karnataka, police said on Saturday.
The arrested person has been identified as Subhashish Bera (38) from Medinipur district in West Bengal, police said.
The theft had taken place on November 25 at Kelarkalabettu in the district. Bera, who was a former worker of the jewellery making unit, had broken open the main door and escaped with the valuable items kept inside.
Upon being arrested, the accused admitted to the police that he had thrown the CCTV camera placed at the unit into a well. It was later retrieved from the well, police added.
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Woman detained in Mumbai for call threatening PM Modi
Mumbai (PTI): A 34-year-old mentally unstable woman has been detained for allegedly making a call to Mumbai Police threatening to harm Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Thursday.
The city police control room received the threat call on Wednesday, an official said.
The call was traced to Amboli in the western suburbs and a case was subsequently registered.
A Mumbai Police team tracked the woman caller and took her into custody for questioning, the official said.
After an investigation, the woman was found to be mentally unstable and the call was classified as a 'prank', he said.
The woman did not have any previous criminal record, the official said.
Further probe was on, he said.
