Mangaluru: Pandeshwar cops arrest 3 thieves; seize valuables worth Rs 4.5 lakhs

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Sep 16, 2015: Three notorious thieves who were wanted in connection with several theft cases  have been arrested by the Pandeshwar Police on September 15, Tuesday. Valuables worth Rs 4.55 lakh including  gold ornaments, a laptop, five bells and  25 pedestal lamps have been seized from them.

Those arrested are Sandeep  from Bajpe Porkody, Kiran (22) from Haveri and Ashok Kumar (28) from Vattanadu in Tanjavur.

 It has been gathered that of the three Kiran and Ashok used to stay in tents  in order to facilitate shifting of their place of stay and used to commit robberies after noting down some houses  during the day time  posing as rag pickers. It is learnt they have committed thefts in temples too and used to flee to some other place by trains after committing thefts.

Several sanitary items and 12 copper  cauldrons have also been seized from them.  Further investigations are in progress.