Mangaluru: Dacoits assault elderly Mendonca couple; steal jewellery, cash car


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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Jul 9: Another case of dacoity has been reported within the city commissionerate limits in the early hours of Tuesday. The car that was forcefully taken by the dacoits has been found in Mulky.

A gang of four dacoits entered a house in on Kotekani Road, Derebailu village around 1:40 AM after breaking the the window grill. The house is occupied by an elderly couple Victor Mendonca and Patricia Mendonca whose children live and work overseas. The dacoits who brandished weapons entered and assaulted Victor with an iron rod, inflicted severe injuries on him and also hit his wife Patricia with a screw driver and threatened her not to talk or make phone calls. 


The house targetted by dacoits


Elderly man hospitalised after the assault


The car found abandoned at Hejmady toll gate

The gang smashed three mobile phones on the floor to prevent phone calls by the victims. Later, they broke open the cupboard locker, and took away gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 12 lacs, a Samsung mobile phone and 10 branded watches worth Rs 1 lac and cash of Rs 3000. They forcibly took the car keys from an injured Victor and then took the car parked in the verandah of the said house. They then fled towards Udupi in the stolen car. It is suspected that the dacoits parked their car before the Hejmady toll gate to avoid being tracked by the police. The value of the looted items is still unknown. A mobile phone was found inside the car, which police believe belongs to one of the dacoits and was likely left behind in their haste. The car has not yet been thoroughly inspected by the police.

Urwa police and senior officers rushed to the house where the dacoity occurred. Mulky police have tracked the stolen car and taken it into custody. Police are verifying CCTV footage from nearby houses and the highway.

Sources close to the family said the culprits were four in number and spoke in Hindi and Kannada. They took ornaments and hit the man on the knee. 

Speaking to the media, victim Patricia Mendonca, recounted the harrowing events, stating, "At around 1:40 am, four individuals entered our house after removing the grill. They searched both the downstairs and upstairs rooms without finding anything. Eventually, they entered our room where I screamed, prompting them to brutally assault both me and my husband. They demanded cash, but when we informed them we didn't have any, they continued to beat us. Despite my screams, our neighbors were unable to hear us."

"I handed over the key to the wardrobe, which they were initially unable to open. They eventually forced it open using a screwdriver," she added.

"The robbers, dressed in underwear and masks, remained in our house from 1:40 am until 4:45 am, almost three hours in total," Patricia Mendonca continued.

"They also damaged four phones, and my husband sustained severe injuries during the attack," she added.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • rahulraj, kadri

    Wed, Jul 10 2024

    Mangalore Police should show the same enthusiasm in catching culprits that they show while blocking roads and public vehicles for corrupt politicians to go.

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  • DJ, Urwa

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Few months back border of Urwa a robbery happened under Urwa jurisdiction. Luckily all were fast asleep and were not aware of the robbery happening in the house. Looks like someone inside the family committed the robbery.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂☝👌👌👌....plus kothambari beeja Cshew beejas are good in raini season!

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Rudy da, these type of burglaties are done by the inter state thieves...yes. but, how ? With the help of .............. Cynthia, your opinion/point of view is fully supported by me. Vacation time for me. Enjoying rains and.. 👍💃🙏

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Safe locker costs only 2500 per year. Why keep so much gold in the house? Seems like Indian women fill their bellies looking at the gold in their house every day hahaha

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Please allow Senior Citizens to live Peacefully ...

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    acche din for dakus and looteras after 2014..now enjoying third term

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Law and order is a state subject. Immadi Mummadi Nalvadi dum dum digadiga, Mausam bhiga bhiga...

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂☝👌👌👌....plus kothambari beeja

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai-Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    MontyDa; please note these type of daring burglaries are mostly committed by professional interstate gangs!!

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Rudy da, these type of burglaties are done by the inter state thieves...yes. but, how ? With the help of local thieves or khabri, who pass information to these burglars. These brats are not involving directly...!! Without obtaining the right information, how inter state "kalves" carry on thefts ? This is my personal opinion expressed over here. You can do your own research and come to a conclusion....kallegi? Dotor ji must be busy in arithmetic/algebra and geometry to find out the right nos of exact inflow of the rivers, since rain is bashing continuously since few days. All alert colours submerged Rudy da...

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  • Sadiq, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Original chaddis waited 10 years for 15 lacs promised by viswaguru… Now chaddis started their own business to boost economy….

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  • J Dsouza, Urwa

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Number of theft cases are going high like crazy numbers in Mangalore; if timely action will not be taken by the police department then there will be more dacoits in coming days. I would urge local police to increase night patrolling in their vicinity.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai-Mangalauru

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    While outright condemning this robbery; this Smart City has many such soft targets (plush mansions, with opulence on open display, inhabited by only senior citizens) giving an open invitation to professional interstate burglars!! Please curtail public display of wealth!! Please note that this is a very personal and generic opinion based on my perception!!

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Living in a palatial or small house please do rear a dog who will be faithful to the owner. Having a dog at home is better than a security guard or police.

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    True. If you cannot take care of one or cannot afford one, just feed some biscuits daily to stray dogs around your house. They will consider your property as theirs ( without any financial liability) and bark at night-if suspicious people come,then all you have to do is switch on some external lights. The chaddi gang dacoits will run away ( leaving their chaddis behind) ...Dogs and all animals are man's ( and woman's) best friends and faithful too...

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  • Thekkumuri Vasu, Mangalapuram

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Mangalore was relatively safe, past decade we have noticed an increasing number of assaults, thefts, break ins etc. it is a well know fact that most locals don’t indulge in thefts, it is either the migrant labour or professional gangs from the Northern part of the state / country who are responsible. The Police should put an end to such activity before DK / Mangalore go the BIMARU states.

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  • Vally, Mlore/ Dubai

    Tue, Jul 09 2024

    Police dept is sleeping enjoying rain weather and they busy catching cows.

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