Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (MS)
Puttur, Jan 10: The Uppinangady police have solved a case involving the theft of a box containing 114 grams of gold ornaments from a woman's handbag at the Uppinangady bus stand. Naseema (31), a resident of Kominadka Mane in Bantwal taluk, was arrested in connection with the crime.
Abeeba, the wife of Mustafa from Nekkitadka in Buntra village of Kadaba taluk, had packed a necklace weighing 8 grams and 106 grams of gold ornaments belonging to her brother-in-law’s wife, Haseera Banu, in a box while attending a marriage function. While returning home, Abeeba noticed the zipper of her handbag was open, and the box containing the gold ornaments was missing. She subsequently filed a police complaint.
The police apprehended Naseema, a habitual offender with several theft cases registered against her since 2021, known for stealing and snatching bags from passengers. Upon interrogation, Naseema confessed to the crime, and the stolen gold ornaments were recovered from the storage box of her scooter.
The Uppinangady police team, led by CI Ravi B S and SI Avinash, identified the suspect using CCTV footage from the Uppinangady town area. The footage revealed Naseema boarding a bus to Beltangady after the theft, alighting at Kalleri, and taking an auto-rickshaw toward Pandavarakallu. Acting on this information, the police apprehended her and retrieved the stolen gold.