Police raid houses of rowdy sheeters across Shivamogga district
Shivamogga: As a precautionary measure prior to the Lok Sabha elections, a raid was conducted by the district police on the houses of rowdy-sheeters across Shivamogga district on Saturday, along with an inspection to confirm the absence of lethal weapons and narcotics in the houses.
The police teams, as directed by the Superintendent of Police (SP) GK Mithun Kumar, inspected the houses of rowdy-sheeters living in areas under the jurisdiction of every taluk police station in Shivamogga early Saturday morning.
In addition to weapons and narcotic stock in the houses raided, the policemen got information on the profession of the rowdy-sheeters and the criminal activities that the men were currently involved in. The criminals were also warned by the police teams against indulging in illegal activities in the period of the Lok Sabha elections.
The Deputy SPs from across the district, including Babu Anjanappa and M Suresh (Shivamogga), Nagaraj (Bhadravathi), Gopalakrishna Thimmanna Naik (Sagara), Keshav (Shikaripura) and Gajanana Vamana Sutar (Theerthahalli), led the police teams involved in the raid. Inspectors and sub-inspectors from the police stations in Shivamogga district were a part of the teams.
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Meghalaya: Interstate ATM theft racket busted, 6 arrested
Shillong (PTI): An interstate racket involved in ATM thefts across several states has been busted, with the arrest of six persons in connection with a break-in at an electronic banking outlet in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused were allegedly involved in breaking into an ATM of the Meghalaya Cooperative Apex Bank on April 5, 2024, they said.
Three of the accused were arrested from Barpeta in Assam, while the remaining were apprehended from Haryana, police said.
Ri-Bhoi SP Giri Prasad M said a special police team was constituted to investigate the case.
"With coordinated efforts and assistance from Assam and Haryana Police, we were able to apprehend the accused involved in the ATM break-in," he told PTI.
The case was registered at Umiam police station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
According to police, the gang used gas cutters to break open the ATM safe and fled with the cash within minutes.
"The group is part of a larger network involved in similar ATM thefts across different states. Further investigation is underway to dismantle the entire network," the SP added.
