Kundapur, Oct 22, 2016: Two men who had allegedly waylaid the bike of Kollur Gram Panchayat President and assaulted and robbed him have been arrested by the police. The incident had taken place at Dali near Kollur on October 20.
The arrested are Narendra Babu (27) from Magadi in Ramanagar district and Mohan Kumar alias Moni (27) from Bhadravathi. Even the car used by them to commit the crime has been seized. The duo was arrested at Areshirur village near Byndoor.
The GP Chief named Uday Sherugar (49) from Subbarasana Toplu in Kollur was heading home on Thursday morning when six persons who came by a car intercepted his bike. They had attacked him with an iron rod, sprayed chilly powder on his eyes and robbed him of his cell phone worth Rs 8000 and cash of Rs 1000.
Search for the other accused is on.