Mangaluru: Masked men attack fish trader with swords, rob him off 2.15 lakh rupees
Mangaluru: A Fish trader’s tempo was reportedly ambushed by a gang of masked men wielding swords, who robbed 2.15 lakh rupees from the victim on early Saturday morning at Adamkudru on the NH 66 here.
The victim has been identified as Musthafa (47), a fish trader from Ullal Mukkachcheri, it is learned.
Musthafa, who used to run his fish business near Thokottu, was on his way to buy fish from Dhakke on his Tempo during early hours, accompanied by another man named Moosa, a resident of Maastikatte.
Reportedly, when the Tempo reached Adamkudru, a red car overtook and blocked the Tempo. Among the three masked men in the car, two got out of their vehicle and threateningly demanded that the victim hand over the bag of money. When Musthafa refused to comply and tried to get out of the Tempo, the masked men swung their swords at him. As the victim attempted to block the sword attack with bare hands, both his hands were grievously injured, it is learned.
Amid this, the robbers made away with the 2 lakhs 15 thousand rupees that were in Musthafa’s possession, he has revealed in the complaint filed with the police. Meanwhile, his associate Moosa has remained unhurt in the incident. Musthafa is currently being treated at a private hospital in Thokottu and receiving treatment.
A team of police personnel led by ACP Dinaker Shetty visited the site of the robbery and investigated the CCTV Camera footages available in that vicinity.
A case has been registered at the Kankanady Police station in this regard.
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Ranchi: Temple guard bludgeoned to death during robbery attempt, 3 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.
"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.
"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.
Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.
