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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK/SP)
Mangaluru, Sep 22: City police commissioner Vikash Kumar Vikash, addressing a press meet here on Tuesday September 22, informed that four persons have been arrested in connection with the Suratkal heist.
Unknown thieves had entered the flat belonging to Vidya Prabhu in Jardin Apartment Complex at Suratkal on August 17 and taken away Rs 51 lac in cash besides 24 grams of gold ornaments. Vidya had filed complaint about the theft in Suratkal police station.
The names of the arrested thieves were given at Raghu, Amesh,Naveen and Santhosh. Naveen happens to be the secretary of the apartment’s owners association of the said complex. Out of the others, Raghu and Amesh are from Kerala. The police also recovered Rs 30,85,710, 24 grams of gold ornaments, a Hyundai Creta car, and a Pulsar motorbike from the thieves.
The accused and the seized items
The police commissioner explained that Naveen is an ex-serviceman with 15 years of service in the security forces. He had taken voluntary retirement and was working as bar manager. Santhosh was a waiter in the same bar. These two got in touch with two others from Kerala to execute their plan of theft, he said.
The commissioner said that more recoveries and additional arrests are likely in the case. He said that house owner Vidya Prabhu, used to stay in another house nearby and used to visit the flat where the theft took place very often.
Drug case
Relating to the drug abuse case in which dancer-cum-choreographer Kishore Shetty, is an accused, the commissioner said that investigation is on and the police will explore and expose all links connected with the drugs. He said drug test was conducted on the accused and the result was positive. He said that the lady arrested in the case had consumed drugs and was not in a position to speak and therefore, her statement about involvement of others would be taken soon.
The commissioner said that corona test conducted on Kishore and other accused gave negative result. Three teams have been formed to investigate this case, he stated.