Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Aug 20: The City Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested the prime accused Abdul Latheef alias Latheef (47), in the attempted burglary at Muthoot Finance in Deralakatte, under Konaje police station limits.
On March 29, 2025, unidentified miscreants had cut the siren cable of the front door of Muthoot Finance, located in HM Complex, Deralakatte, and attempted to break in. A case in this regard was registered at Konaje police station (Crime No. 42/2025) under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Earlier, two accused — Murali from Idukki in Kerala and Arshad from Kanhangad — had already been arrested. However, the prime accused, Abdul Latheef alias Latheef, a native of Vellarikkundu taluk, Kasargod district, had gone absconding. He was also the mastermind behind the earlier Rajadhani Jewellery burglary in Kerala and the Vijaya Bank burglary at Cheruvathur in the same state.
Latheef was finally traced and taken into custody by CCB officials. He has now been handed over to Konaje police for further investigation.
Police said Latheef was involved in the theft of nearly 20 kg of gold from Rajadhani Jewellery in Hosdurg police station limits, and in the Vijaya Bank burglary under Chandera police station limits, where 15.8 kg of gold and ?2.5 lakh cash were looted.
CCB officials and staff were part of the successful operation.