Two arrested for cheating jeweller in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PT): Police on Tuesday said they have arrested two men for allegedly cheating a jewellery shop owner by taking gold ornaments on the pretext of selling them.
A 1.3 kg gold bar worth Rs 1.60 crore was seized from their possession, police added.
A probe began after a jeweller from Nagarathpet filed a complaint at Halasuru Gate police station on September 8.
He alleged that two known persons had, between July 28 and September 4, taken gold ornaments to sell, but neither returned them nor paid the sale amount. A case was registered based on the complaint, police said.
"During the investigation, police pursued various leads and, acting on credible information from informants, apprehended two suspects near their residence at Nehru Nagar, Seshadripuram, on October 28. Upon interrogation, both confessed to their involvement," a senior police officer said.
The accused had melted the ornaments and converted them into a gold bar kept at their residence.
"Acting on this information, police searched the house of the accused on November 5 and seized a 1.3 kg gold bar valued at Rs 1.60 crore. The accused were produced in the court on November 6 and remanded to judicial custody," the officer added.
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Belagavi youth’s murder case projected as road accident, cracked in Uttara Kannada; Three arrested
Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.
Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.
The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.
However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.
Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.
Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.
SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.
