Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Oct 30: Belapu gram panchayat has been experiencing several thefts of late.
To tackle the problem, a workforce of young men had been formed to keep vigil and act against thefts since sometime.
When batteries from the solar lamp were being stolen at around 5 am on Friday October 30, some youth belonging to the workforce succeeded in catching hold of the thief. The information was immediately conveyed to the panchayat president.
Panchayat president Dr Deviprasad Shetty, who immediately came there, gathered information about serial thefts and handed the accused to the police in the presence of villagers.