Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 5: In an incident which happened at Old Kent Road, Pandeshwar in the city recently, three persons who intercepted a person who was riding a scooter, made good their escape after clandestinely stealing Rs 16.2 lac from him.

Abdul Salaam (49), the resident of Sooralpady, is the person who lost money in the said incident. He was travelling in his Honda Activa scooter on February 22 through the Old Kent Road with the said cash for purchasing clothes and gold ornaments for the marriage of his niece, when three strangers stopped him and told him that an envelope had fallen down from his scooter.

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Salaam stopped his scooter, got down, and turned to check what would have fallen from his scooter. In a flash, the strangers picked the plastic bag that had been hung from a hook in the scooter and fled from there. In this way, Salaam lost Rs 16.2 lac in a jiffy.

Abdul Salaam complained about the incident to Pandeshwar police station on Thursday, March 4. The police have registered the case and begun an investigation. The reason for approaching the police with undue delay is unknown