Puttur: Robbers make away with cash, other stuff from two shops
Puttur: In an incident of theft that came to light on Thursday morning, thieves reportedly broke into and stole from two shops beside the Krishna Nagar Church near the Puttur-Uppinangady road.
Reportedly, the thieves stole a stockpile of 2 gunny bags containing cigarette packets and tobacco products along with some money from the cash drawer inside the shop of an individual named Gopala, which is located near Krishna Nagar. From the adjacent vegetable shop belonging to a vendor named Lateef, the thieves reportedly broke in through the rolling shutter and stole Rs 300 that was kept in a box, the complaint registered with the police details.
Gopala used to run a small roadside shop near Salmar cross several years ago, which had burned down in a fire. Afterward, as the road expansion work was undertaken in the area, he had moved his little shop to Krishna Nagar. Previously, an incident of theft had occurred in his shop and now for the second time, his shop has been once again been subjected to theft.
It is learned that the Puttur city police visited the scene and conducted an inquiry.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
