Vijayapura (Karnataka), Jun 2 (PTI): Thieves struck rich by decamping with 59 kg of gold from the Mangoli branch of Canara Bank here recently, a senior police officer said on Monday.

The gold was deposited by people who took loans from the bank, Vijayapura Superintendent of Police Laxman B Nimbargi told reporters here.

He briefed about the incident after the bank officials arrived at the conclusion that 59 kg of gold was stolen.

According to him, on May 26, the Canara Bank Mangoli branch manager lodged a complaint.

He said the staff locked the bank on May 23 evening. On May 24 and 25 (fourth Saturday and Sunday), the bank was closed.

On May 26, when the peon returned to clean the branch, he noticed the shutter locks were cut. Immediately, the police were informed.

"After inspection, it was found that the thieves had sneaked into the bank and stole the booty. Bank officials have evaluated the booty and found that 59 kg of gold had been stolen. The gold was deposited with the bank against gold loan," Nimbargi said.

Eight teams have been formed to investigate the case, he added.

Police suspect that the theft would have happened on the intervening night of May 24 and 25.

"An investigation is in progress. We will soon arrest the accused and take the case to its logical end," the police officer said.

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New Delhi (PTI): "I will look into it," Chief Justice of India B R Gavai assured on Wednesday when a plea relating to stray dogs was mentioned for urgent hearing in the Supreme Court.

The plea by the Conference for Human Rights (India) was mentioned before a bench of the chief justice and Justice K Vinod Chandran by a lawyer.

Another bench has already passed an order in relation to stray dogs, the CJI pointed out.

On August 11, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan observed that instances of dog bites had given rise to an "extremely grim" situation and ordered the permanent relocation of all strays in Delhi-NCR "at the earliest".

On Wednesday, the lawyer referred to a May 2024 order passed by a bench led by Justice J K Maheshwari relegating petitions relating to the stray dog issue to respective high courts.

The CJI then assured that he will look into it.

The plea by Conference for Human Rights (India) claims the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules, 2001 mandating regular sterilisation and immunisation programmes for stray dogs to curtail their growing population are not being complied with.

In its August 11 ruling, the apex court also said dog shelters will have to be augmented over time and directed Delhi authorities to start with creating shelters of around 5,000 canines within six to eight weeks.

Besides, the bench warned of strict action against an individual or organisation in case of any kind of obstruction in the relocation drive that might also prompt the court to initiate contempt proceedings.