Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Jul 12: The special crime squad, acting on a definite information, arrested Basheer alias Arga Basheer, a resident of Thodar in Moodbidri, who was wanted in connection with several cow theft cases. This arrest was made on July 8.
Basheer is a habitual cow thief. Though his accomplices were arrested, Basheer was successful in evading arrest. He used to get anticipatory bail from the court and commit the same crime repeatedly. He was the driver of the car, which met with an accident recently at Mundaje of Beltangady in which five cattle were dead. In addition, Basheer is the prime accused in the cow theft case from the house of Geetha, a resident of Naitangadi, Krishnapura in Suratkal of the city.
Basheer has got cases registered against him at police stations at Kalasa of Chikkamagaluru district, Virajpet of Kodagu district, Venur and Dharmasthala, Mangaluru city police station, Suratkal, Moodbidri and also Bajpe police station.
Basheer was arrested from Thodar near Moodbidri by the special crime detection squad led by ACP Srinivas R Gowda, with the help of Moodbidri police. He is handed over to Dharmasthala police station for further action.