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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Jun 15: City crime branch police have arrested two persons in connection to a house break theft case here on Thursday June 15, informed police commissioner Kuldeep Jain.

The arrested are identified as Ganesh Naik (26), a resident of Karkala and Ranjith K R (26) from Kodagu.

The accused had broken into the house of one Aikala Harish Shetty at Gutthakadu and had stolen jewellery and cash in the month of January earlier this year. A kilo jewellery worth Rs 55 lac, two mobile phones, and two rods used for theft were seized from their possession. The total worth of the seized goods is Rs 56,50,000.

The accused were earlier wanted in house break theft and vehicle theft cases under Mangaluru rural police station limits. A POCSO case was also filed against accused Ganesh Naik.

The police commissioner announced a reward of Rs 10,000 to the team which cracked the case.

The operation was carried out under the direction of police commissioner Kuldeep Jain, CCB ACP P A Hegde, inspector Shyam Sundar, Rajendra, Sudeep and others.