Kasargod: Five men in stolen car escape police, weapons seized
Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod
Kasargod, Sep 28: Five persons with weapons travelling in a Scorpio car from Mangalore to Kasargod gave the slip to the police at around midnight on Saturday September 27.
The police seized the Scorpio as well as recovered three scythes, three iron rods, one exo blade, two masking tapes, two screw drivers, and a jack from the car. However, the men managed to escape.
Late night on Friday September 27, the police were patrolling Kumble area when they spotted a Scorpio car from plying from Mangalore and stopped it. On questioning, the persons inside the car said that they were going to Kasargod. When the police asked the driver to produce his licence, he did so.
The police then came forward to check the vehicle. The five men, realizing that they would be caught, pushed the policemen and escaped.
A policeman had already taken the key of the vehicle and hence the men had to leave it behind.
The police have confirmed that the Scorpio was stolen from Sakleshpur in Dakshina Kannada district on September 23. A search for the absconding persons is on.