Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (MS)

Bantwal, Aug 16: Assistant sub-inspector of Vittal police station Vinod K S and his team were successful in arresting the person, who visited a shop in the guise of customer and looted the cash after fooling the owner of the shop.

Shafi alias Mohammed Shafi (27), a resident of Uppinangady Nejigaru Ambottu is the accused who is arrested by the police. The police are on the hunt for the second accused who is said to be of Kasargod origin.

The duo had approached a grocery store and seeing that the owner of the shop, Kuddupadavu resident Sridhar Rai, is an elderly person, had asked for cattle feed. When the owner was tendering change they looted Rs 33,000 from him by distracting him.

The accused had worn saffron colour shirt in order to mislead the police. However, the police were at last successful in arresting the culprit.

Accused Shafi has confessed during interrogation that he is accused in a rape case in Puttur city police station and also in four cases of theft in Beltangady and one theft case in Mangaluru. The accused has been produced to the court.