Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Nov 1: The city police have intensified their search for a gang that abducted a man near Lalbagh and robbed him of Rs 1.15 crore.

A case has been registered at the Urwa police station in connection with the incident. The police managed to arrest one of the accused on the very day of the crime. He was subsequently produced in court and taken into police custody. According to police sources, vital clues regarding the remaining suspects have been gathered based on his interrogation, and more arrests are expected soon.

The victim, Sathyanarayana, works as a staff member for Nagaraj, who runs a gold and arecanut business in Shivamogga. On October 23, Nagaraj had handed over two bags containing Rs 1.15 crore to Sathyanarayana, instructing him to travel to Mangaluru and stay at a lodge near the KSRTC bus stand.

Following the instructions, Sathyanarayana boarded a KSRTC bus from Davangere at 10 pm on October 27 and reached Mangaluru around 6 am on October 28. After alighting near Lalbagh, he was walking towards an eatery for breakfast when four unidentified men wearing mufflers arrived in a black car and abducted him.

The gang drove him around various parts of the city before dropping him off near Kavoor and fleeing with the cash. Further investigations are underway.