Mounesh Vishwakarma

Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (MS)

Bantwal, Oct 24: In a daylight theft that occurred at Bobbekeri, Devasyabailu at Vittal near here on Tuesday, October 23, gold and cash worth lacs of rupees were stolen by the robbers from a house in which the inmates were out at the time of robbery.

Vishnugupta Punacha alias Ramesh K, a Vittal-based journalist, had gone out from his house at 11 am. His wife also had gone to work. When both of them returned at 4 pm in the evening, they were shocked to see their house ransacked by the thieves. The thieves, who entered the house by breaking open the backdoor, searched two cupboards. They have stolen Rs 65,000 in cash that was kept in the cupboard and 18 sovereigns of gold.

Vittal police were notified immediately by Ramesh.

ACP Sonawane Hrishikesh Bhagwan, Bantwal police inspector Nagaraj, Vittal additional sub-inspector Harish and personnel have visited the spot. Dog squad and finger print experts from Mangaluru have reached the spot and conducted spot inspection. Vittal police have registered a case in this connection.

It is suspected that the gang of thieves must have got prior information about the inmates not being in the house at the specified time and carried out the theft. In addition, locals have informed the police that unidentified scrap dealers were roaming in the vicinity of this locality for the past few days.