Kalaburgi: Undertrial prisoner admitted to hospital for treatment escapes from custody
Kalaburgi: In an incident that occurred on Wednesday, an undertrial prisoner who had been admitted to the hospital for treatment reportedly escaped from the hospital in the city.
The prisoner who escaped has been identified as Siddappa Alluru (22). The prisoner, who was a resident of Alluru (B) village of Chittapura Taluk had been arrested in a murder case and been under trial, it is learned. He was reportedly arrested two months ago on the accusations of committing his friend’s murder and had been in prison.
Siddappa who was imprisoned in the Central Jail had reportedly been behaving abnormally for the last 4 days and was admitted to the city’s JIMS Hospital’s Jail ward. Reportedly, on Wednesday around 4 am, he fled from the hospital through the ward’s window, the police informed.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Brahmapura Police station.
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Gangolli Police arrest couple in house robbery case within seven hours
Gangolli: In an operation, the Gangolli police arrested a couple accused of a house robbery within seven hours of the incident.
The accused, identified as Vinayak (41) and his wife Pramila (30) from Gujjadi, were taken into custody following a coordinated investigation by the police team.
The robbery took place on the morning of January 21 when a bag containing jewelry was stolen from a house near Trasi Beach. Among the stolen items were a 16-gram gold necklace, a 16-gram bangle, and three gold rings weighing 3 grams, with the total value of the jewelry estimated at Rs 2 lakh. The culprits fled the scene on a scooty.
Following the registration of the case at the Gangolli police station, SSI Harish R. and a team comprising officers Shantaram, Raju, Nagaraj, Raghavendra, Sandeep Kurani, Maruti Nayak, and Dinesh swiftly gathered intelligence and tracked down the suspects by 8 p.m. on the same day. The stolen gold ornaments and the vehicle used in the crime have been recovered.
The accused were presented before the court, and further legal proceedings are underway.
