Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Nov 16: Kavoor police arrested an accused who stole a handbag containing gold ornaments of a woman who participated in a function that was organized in an auditorium in the city.
The arrested accused is identified as Rakesh, originally from Moodushedde, now living in a rented house at Mangaladevi.
A woman, an anganwadi worker, had attended a children's cultural programme that was held on November 14 at Kaup agricultural cooperative society auditorium. She had kept her mobile and gold ornaments in the handbag on a chair. The accused arrived at the auditorium on the pretext of watching the programme and left with the handbag of the woman.
A case was registered by the woman who lost the hand bag. Police have recovered goods worth Rs 65,000 including mobile and gold ornaments.