Kalaburagi police seize assets worth more than Rs 83 lc in 114 robbery cases, return them to owners
Kalaburagi: The city police conducted a special round of probe and held as many as 114 people accused in 65 theft and robbery cases and seized assets worth more than Rs 83.43 lakh, which were handed over to the owners by Superintendent of Police Sharanappa SD.
The senior officer also advised the people of Kalaburagi to take additional precaution on several matters to reduce such crime incidents in the city and district.
The Kalaburagi Town Police, who investigated the cases, have seized 936.19 gram of gold, 1,908.08 gm silver, cash worth more than Rs 3.39 lakh and other valuables worth Rs 25.5 lakh, all of which were returned to the owners of the items.
Addressing a press meet at the office of Kalaburagi City Police Commissioner on Monday, the SP said that special police teams were formed to trace the accused and the assets in the cases and technological facilities like fingerprint tracing and CCTV cameras were used in the investigation. “A total of 114 charges, including 5 house burglary cases, 8 daytime house burglary cases, 40 nighttime house burglary cases and 61 simple theft cases, have been filed against district, state and interstate thieves,” he added.
The senior officer also asked the public to take precaution to prevent thefts and burglary. “Install CCTV cameras, burglary alarms and motion detectors on your house premises. Set interlock systems at home to prevent outsiders from seeing the locks inside. Keep your jewelry in bank lockers rather than at home. Inform the officers at the nearest police station when staying away from home for a long period of time. Also, be careful about sharing personal information on social media about trips, journeys or major events,” Sharanappa advised the citizens.
“Ascertain the backgrounds of people whom you intend to employ as house helps, cleaners or car drivers from the local police, in order to prevent theft,” he has suggested.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
