Kundapur: Police arrest four for cattle theft, seize weapon
Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur
Kundapur, Aug 9: The Kundapur crime branch on Friday August 9 arrested four persons accused of stealing cattle and committing various other crimes.
The arrested are Azharuddin of Uchila, Padubidri, and Pakeeranakatte residents Sauhad and Mohammed Mustaq and Mohammed Shahid.
Police said that the four were guilty of brandishing weapons and stealing cattle from a place near Anegudde, Kumbhashi.
Azharuddin was earlier caught in a case of cattle theft at Koni. The locals themselves had caught and handed him over to the police. He was later released on bail.
The four had been arrested in another case by Karwar police and brought to Byndoor for investigation. It was then that Anegudde cattle theft too came to light. Kundapur police took custody of the four accused and investigated further.
A sword and a Maruti Omni car were seized from the accused. They were produced in court on Friday and sent to judicial custody.