Karkala: Leo Pereira Kidnap Case - 3 Key Accused in DCIB Net
News & Pic: Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD)
Udupi, Mar 2: The District Crime Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) police on Wednesday March 2 arrested three persons, the key accused in abduction case of entrepreneur Leo Pereira of Miyar in Karkala taluk during
March 2010 and had fled away with Rs 20 lac ransom. The key accused were nabbed nearby Gandhi Park, Ajjarkadu, here on Wednesday morning.
Leo Pereira
The arrested have been identified as Bharat alias Ravi, Dhanu alias Dharmendra who were in hiding at Mumbai for a few months and returned just few days ago in order to make extortion calls to Leo Pereira
along with their local accomplice Prashant. A fresh case has been registered at Karkala town police station in this regard.
The police recovered cash money of Rs 2 lac and jewellery from the three key accused. DCIB police have handed over their custody to Karkala town police.
DCIB police inspector Ganesh M Hegde led the operation along with assistant sub-inspector Narayan, head constables Damodar, Satish Ballal and Mahabala Shetty, police constables Vaman, Ratnakar, Dinesh,
Uday Kundar and Khader along with driver Manohar Udyavar as per instructions by additional superintendent of police M V Venkateshappa.
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