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Daijiworld Media Network-Udupi(DV)
Udupi, Nov 12: Two gold shop owners in Udupi were detained by police based on the statement of two convicted thieves.
After a bench warrant from Karwar Judicial Court, Udupi police brought two thieves from Karwar jail who were convicted in various theft cases reported in Udupi, Manipal, Malpe and Kundapur.
The two convicted thieves are Manjunath(31), resident of Homhalli, Karwar and Manjunath(22), resident of Karwar.
It is allegedly said that when police inquired with the two convicted thieves regarding the theft, they revealed that they had stolen jewelleries from various places in the limits of Udupi police station. They later sold these stolen jewelleries to Thirumala Jewellers and Shri Mangala Jewellers in Udupi.
After taking the statements from the thieves, police detained Gangadhar, owner of Thirumala Jewellers and M P Jagadish, owner of Shri Mangala Jewellers.
People who lost their jewelleries by theft had gathered in police station demanding to get back their stolen jewelleries.
Condemning the detention of owner of jewellery shops, Udupi Gold Dealers Association gathered in Udupi police premises demanding the release of two arrested gold jewellery owners.
The suspected nexus between thieves and jewellers is yet to be exposed.
More details are awaited.