Mangaluru : Case of Jewllery robbed, two nabbed.
Mangaluru, Sep.5: Surathkal police arrested two persons near Thokkottu Kallapu in connection with robbery of a handbag with gold jewelries.
The arrested have been identified as Mohammed Salman (26), a resident of Kudroli and Husain Tanveer (28) from B.C Road Kaikamba in Bantwal taluk.
Police seized gold ornaments worth Rs. 8.5 lakh, two wheeler worth Rs. 50,000 and a car valued around Rs. 2.5 lakh. The total value of seized items is estimated around Rs. 11.50 lakhs.
Police said that on August 26 a lady from Bajpe had visited her relative in Surathkal Chokkabettu. While returning she had gone to Mallamar beach and she had kept all the jewelries in the handbag.
On noticing lonely lady in the beach the accused attacked her from behind and fled away with her handbag. A case was filed at Surathkal police station.
Surathkal police station inspector Ramakrishna K.G and other police personnel took part in the operation under the direction of Assistant commissioner of police, Mangaluru north sub division, Rajendra D.S.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
