Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (SS)
Mangaluru, Sep 9: Ullal police have arrested a person and recovered cash stolen from two houses by him based on the CCTV footage captured in a homestay on Wednesday evening. The accused had attempted to steal at a homestay near Someshwara beach which was captured on the CCTV.
The person arrested has been identified as Mowaz (35), who resides with his wife in her Kannur (Kerala) home and he visits Mangaluru every now and then to carry out thefts.
Screengrab from the CCTV footage
On Wednesday evening, Mowaz broke into Prashanth's home, situated near the Someshwara Beach bus stop, and stole two gold chains weighing about 26 grams and Rs 30,000 cash from the cupboard when Prashanth was away in Udupi with his wife and son. Mowaz's act of breaking into Prashanth's home was captured on CCTV at the homestay. Mowaz was wearing a cap and glasses and had broken into Prashanth's home by breaking the iron bolt of the backdoor. However, he could not steal anything at the homestay.
Mowaz had also stolen brassware and money, mainly coins from the hundi of a temple that belonged to the Kirodia family in Ullal Melangady. Mowaz also broke into temple worker Prasad's home from the backdoor and made away with 56 grams of gold before fleeing from the scene. Mowaz's face was captured on CCTV from a house near the temple and his face became recognisable.
In the past, Mowaz was involved in a number of thefts in Ullal and the police are investigating.