Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
Mangalore, Oct 24: Ullal police arrested a man and seized stolen goods and cash to the tune of Rs 1.5 lac from him on Friday October 23. These were stolen from several places within the station limits.
The arrested person has been identified as Seetharama Shetty, resident of Kundakka in Bantwal taluk. He was nabbed by police while trying to sell a stolen mobile phone in Ullal.
Shetty has confessed to two incidents of theft—one at Moonlight Restaurant and another from a house in Ullal limits.
From the restaurant, he stole Rs 11,500 in cash, Rs 2,000 in coins, which were meant as a temple offering, and two mobile phones, after breaking open the back door.
He stole nine gold rings, four gold bangles, and one mobile phone from the residence. Shetty is wanted in several other cases across stations in the district.
Ullal sub-inspector Saifulla and his team conducted the investigation and registered a case after recovering the stolen goods.