Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, May 20: A person who the police have claimed to be a thief, was taken into custody by the police during the vehicle inspection at Padil Junction on National Highway 66 on Wednesday May 19 morning. However, another thief succeeded in giving the police a slip.

Police sub-inspector attached to Kankanady town station, Sundaer Raj, along with other staff, was engaged in checking vehicles passing by Padil Junction with the help of barricades. At 5 am on Wednesday, the police saw that two persons seated on a scooter coming from the direction of Kannur at high speed were approaching the junction. When the police signalled the vehicle to stop, the duo tried to escape. In a hurry, the scooter wheels skidded on the road. The pillion rider then ran from there, and sped away in a Suzuki Access vehicle that was parked in front of the Padil ration shop. The other who fell to the road was injured.

Padil junction (file photo)

During the questioning, the injured man gave his identity as Sadath Ali alias Ansar Ali while the one who sped away was Ashraf Ali. The two were accused of several thefts and robberies. On Wednesday, they had stolen four mobile phones and cash from the construction workers sleeping in under-construction buildings. They were also involved in a theft from an apartment on Kankanady old road on May 12 regarding which complaint was filed in the city east police station. The police said that the identity of the owner of the mobile phone found in Sadath Ali's possession is yet to be established.