Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Nov 7: A police team comprising personnel of Ullal and Konaje police stations led by assistant commissioner of police, succeeded in arresting a person who has been accused of snatching away chain from of a lady at Bagambila road within Ullal police station limits.
The arrested man happens to be Sultan (28), who is from Kerala. He works in a hotel at Deralakatte. He was involved with theft cases even in the past.
Screengrab from CCTV footage
A lady named Nisha was returning home after work hours on Friday evening, when Sultan, who came from behind in a Bullet motorbike, yanked away a golden chain weighing one sovereign from her neck. The theft was recorded in CCTV camera. The Ullal police who went to work immediately set up check posts at different places. They also drew support of the crime team from Konaje police station. Based on the image of the Bullet motorbike captured by the CCTV camera and the T-shirt worn by the accused, he was arrested as soon as he entered the bar.
The police, because of their prompt and successful action, have received lot of praise for their efforts.
The operation was led by assistant commissioner of police, Rajit. Ullal station house officer Sandeep, police sub-inspectorsShivakumar and Pradeep, Konaje station crime team led by police sub-inspector Sharanappa Bhandary was involved with the operation.