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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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
