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Underworld don’s aide arrested for threatening bar owner, demanding Rs 1 cr


Mangalore Today News Network

Kasargod, Sep 22,2017 : Kumble police have arrested a youth said to be an aide of underworld don Kali Yogish in  connection with the case of barging into the residence of a Mangaluru based bar owner and demanding a cash of Rs one crore at gun point. The bar owner  Sridhar Shetty  hails from Muttam  near Bandyodu.


arrest The arrested person is Yusuf Naushad (25), a resident of Pallam near Permude Samichapada. The incident had taken place in March this year. Yusuf along with a few others had barged into Shetty’s house and demanded cash. When  the demand went unheeded the gang had attacked the occupants of the house before fleeing. Police have already arrested a few others in connection with  the case.

The arrested Naushad  is said to be an accused in a case wherein  85 kg of ganja was seized from a car near Manjeshwar. Though  the police had successfully chased the car, Naushad who  was in the car had managed to give the cops a slip.

 Police said he was an accused even in the case of assaulting and robbing one kg gold from a jeweller of Thrissur.

Further investigations are in progress.