Five held in Mangaluru gold robbery case
Mangaluru (PTI): Five people, including a juvenile, were arrested in connection with alleged abduction and robbery of a gold shop employee who was carrying a gold bar on a scooter, police officials said here on Monday.
The arrested have been identified as Farish (18), Safwan (23), Arafat Ali (18), Faraz (19), and a juvenile in conflict with the law, they said.
According to police, the incident occurred on September 26 near the Venkataramana Temple on Car Street, when two assailants intercepted the employee, Mustafa, before others in a car forced him inside, assaulted him, and later dropped him off in Ekkur after making away with the gold bar kept in his scooter.
Citing the investigation, a senior police officer said that the conspiracy was hatched with the help of a former employee of the same jewellery store who had passed on information about the victim's movements.
A scooter used in the crime has been seized, while efforts are on to trace the car and recover the stolen property, he said.
The case is being investigated under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
