Daijiworld Media Network - Moodbidri (SP) 

Moodbidri, Nov 21: The police here have succeeded in arresting a person who has been charged with stealing a handbag belonging to a woman from inside a temple. The bag contained cell phones and cash. 

The arrested person happens to be Umesh Poojary (38), resident of Daregudde here. The police have recovered four mobile phones worth about Rs 37,000 from him. 

It is said that Poojary has been loitering about without a regular job since sometime. A woman from Kotebagilu here had visited Lord Hanumantha temple here located in the market area a few days back. She had kept her handbag aside when offering prayers to the deity. The accused, who reportedly saw the bag, smelt an opportunity and took the bag away by placing it inside his own bag.  

The woman who returned to the spot found that her bag had been stolen. Her bag had two mobile phones and cash. She filed complaint in Moodbidri police station. A team led by police inspector, Dinesh Kumar, took up probe and checked CCTV footage inside the temple. The theft was recorded therein. The police, who could identify the man, arrested him from near Aramane Bagilu, and confiscated four mobile phones from him. He reportedly confessed of his crime and that said he had already spent the money he found from the bag. 

A case stands registered against the accused in the town police station here. He was produced in the court whereupon he was remanded to judicial custody for two weeks.