Ullal: Masterminds of Kotekar Cooperative Bank robbery case arrested
Mangaluru: The Ullal police have arrested two more individuals in connection with the robbery at Kotekar Vyavasaya Seva Sahakari Sangha Bank, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to six.
One of the accused has been identified as 69-year-old Bhaskar Belchappad, also known as Shashi Thevar, a resident of Kanyana. He was taken into custody near Bengaluru railway station on February 24. During interrogation, crucial details about the robbery came to light, leading the police to another suspect, Nazir, a resident of K.C. Road, who was arrested on February 25.
Investigations revealed that Shashi Thevar had been in contact with Nazir and had conspired with other accused for nearly six months to execute the heist. Nazir played a role by providing the gang with key information about the society’s building, security details, the date and time of the robbery, the number of staff members present, and possible escape routes.
The robbery took place at Kotekar Cooperative Bank on January 17, creating panic among the locals. The Ullal police had earlier arrested four accused in connection with the case.
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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