Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (TU/CN)
Mangalore, Oct 12: Two people were robbed of Rs 5.75 lac in the city on Saturday, October 11, in two separate incidents. In the first instance, around 12.30 pm, Jokim Moras, manager of a jewellery showroom, was robbed of Rs 5.5 lac in cash while he was storing the money in his two-wheeler.
According to police, two men distracted him by indicating that his shirt was emanating a foul smell. Moras returned to the showroom to remedy the situation and on his return to his two-wheeler, he found that the money was missing. Moras filed a complaint with Bunder police.
In another incident, two men robbed one Keerthan Bhat of Rs 25,000 in cash around 11.30 am. Police said that Bhat’s father had handed him Rs 25,000 near the Syndicate Bank on Light House Hill Road, when two men approached the latter and drew his attention to a couple of Rs 10 notes lying on the floor. As Bhat bent down to pick the notes, the thieves snatched the purse containing the cash. Bhat filed a complaint at Bunder police station.