Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (RJP)
Puttur, Apr 6: Uppinangadi police have arrested a person who was involved in a theft of ATM card and withdrawal of Rs 90,000 using the stolen ATM card.
Mallesha, originally from Raichur, is the person arrested. Police arrested him in Mangaluru city.
Mallesha worked for Nagegowda in Periyadka near Uppinangadi. He stole the ATM card belonging to Nagegowda’s wife and disappeared from the house a week before. A police complaint was lodged at Uppinangadi police station about the theft of the ATM card. Later it was learnt that Mallesha also withdrew cash of Rs 90,000 using the stolen ATM card.
The team led by Uppinangadi police sub inspector Jagadish Reddy tracked Mallesha through the location of his mobile phone and found him in a room in a lodge in Mangaluru. Mallesha was arrested immediately.
Puttur rural police circle inspector Anil Kulkarni is investigating the matter.