Inter-state burglary accused arrested in Udupi; gold worth ₹3.9 lakh recovered
Udupi: Kaup police on Thursday arrested an inter-state burglary accused in connection with a house theft case reported from Mallaru village in Kaup taluk.
The arrested man has been identified as Umesh Balegar, also known as Umesh P and Umesh Reddy (47), a native of Fakirnakatta in Mallaru village and currently residing in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.
The burglary occurred on December 4, when the house owner, Raghavendra Kini, had locked his house and kept the key inside the electricity meter box before stepping out.
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Taking advantage of this, the accused allegedly retrieved the key, entered the house, locked it from inside, and escaped with gold ornaments weighing about 72 grams, valued at approximately ₹3.9 lakh, along with silver articles worth ₹1,500. A case was registered at the Kaup police station.
Based on the modus operandi, a special investigation team was formed under the guidance of Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar. The team, led by Kaup Circle Inspector Azamat Ali G, conducted a detailed investigation and succeeded in tracing and arresting the accused.
Police said the accused is a habitual offender with an extensive criminal record. He is involved in around 16 theft cases registered across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and about 17 cases in various police stations in Karnataka. He has already been convicted in at least 8 cases.
Several non-bailable warrants have been issued against him by courts in Kerala and Karnataka, including cases registered at Thanipalam, Mavoor and Thrissur police stations in Kerala, and Subrahmanya, Belthangady, Puttur Nagar, Moodbidri, Basavanahalli (Chikkamagaluru) and Sirsi Rural police stations in Karnataka.
Police also said that a long-pending case registered at Thirthahalli police station in Shivamogga district was pending against him. In addition, proclamation orders have been issued in two cases registered at Sringeri police station in Chikkamagaluru district.
The arrest operation involved Padubidri Sub-Inspector Anil Kumar T Naik, Kaup Sub-Inspector Shubhakar, and police personnel Rajesh, Mohanchandra, Raghu, Jeevan, jeep driver Jagadish, and CDR section staff Dinesh and Nitin.
Police officials described the arrest as a significant breakthrough in curbing interstate burglary networks operating in the coastal region.
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Virat Kohli not available for Railways tie; Rishabh Pant, Harshit Rana to play
Bengaluru (PTI): India superstar Virat Kohli will not feature in Delhi's fixture against Railways in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Tuesday, head coach Sarandeep Singh told PTI.
Kohli, who made 131 and 77 on his return to the premier domestic one-day competition, will soon rejoin the national team for the ODI series against New Zealand beginning on January 11.
However, pacer Harshit Rana and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant are available for selection for the game in Alur on Tuesday, said Sarandeep.
"Virat is not available. Pant and Harshit will be playing tomorrow," said the head coach and former India spinner.
DDCA president Rohan Jaitely had earlier indicated that Kohli would play three games.
Delhi currently lead Group D with four wins in five matches and a victory against Railways should be enough to advance in the tournament.
The first ODI between India and New Zealand will be played in Vadodara on January 11, followed by games in Rajkot and Indore on January 14 and 18 respectively.
Kohli, now a one format cricket, has been in stellar form of late and racked up two hundreds and an unbeaten 65 in the three-match home series against South Africa last month.
