Mangalore: From DC's office to scrap shop - ballot boxes stolen, three caught
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (VM)
Mangalore, Jan 22: Thieves can be of various types, and many a time, gold, cash and valuables may not be their favourite things to loot. Some of them can be quite daring too, as in this case where the target was deputy commissioner's office.
Three persons were on Monday January 21 caught for stealing ballot boxes from the DC's office.
The accused are Unnikrishna alias Vinu (35) from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Ganesh Poojary (26) of Kuppepadavu, and P Ganesh of Pandeshwar New Road. P Ganesh is an employee at the taluk office.
On Monday during early morning arounds at around 4.45 am, Pandeshwar SI Shivarudrappa S Methi spotted Unnikrishna and Ganesh Poojary at Badriya junction. They had two ballot boxes in their possession, which raised the policeman's suspicion.
The police immediately caught them and on interrogation they revealed that their accomplice Ganesh was an employee of taluk office. Ganesh too was taken into custody.
On interrogation, the accused said that they had stolen the ballot boxes to sell them as junk. Ganesh also revealed that they had hidden 4 ballot box in a bush behind assistant commissioner’s office.
Altogether police seized 6 ballot box from them and case is registered against the culprits.