Kalaburagi: City police have arrested five men who had been accused in various cases of theft, abduction and robbery and also confiscated the cash and items, including jewelry that had been stolen by the men, City Police Commissioner Dr. Sharanappa SD has said.

Addressing a press meet at his office in the city on Saturday, the Commissioner said that Syed Hamid (47), a resident of Phoolbagh Ahmed Colony in Hyderabad city of Telangana, has been arrested for involvement in seven separate house-breaking cases registered at the University Police Station. The police team has seized up to 123 gram of jewelry worth Rs 11 lakh from Hamid.

In a second case, Anil Kumar Hadapad, living near the Central Prison, Subhash Teganoor and Mahesh Badiger of Tadateganoor, and Santhosh Devaramane of Seethanoor have been arrested under charge of abduction of a teacher and dacoity in Farhatabad Police Station limits. A mobile phone worth Rs 1.41 lakh, jewelry, a motorbike and a car have been confiscated, the Commissioner has said.

The senior officer has lauded the investigation team, including the officers and the personnel, for the successful operations in the cases and arrest of the accused men.

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Suratkal: In connection with the murder of rowdy-sheeter Suhas Shetty, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted multiple raids on Saturday morning across Bajpe and Suratkal police station limits.

According to sources, the NIA officials carried out simultaneous raids at around 6 AM at 13 locations, including the residences of the arrested accused in the case.

Suhas Shetty was murdered on the evening of May 1 near Kinnipadavu under the jurisdiction of Bajpe Police Station while he was traveling with his friends in a car.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had handed over the investigation of the case to the NIA and issued an official order on June 7.

The NIA’s probe has since intensified, with investigators focusing on uncovering the network of those involved and the planning behind the murder.