Three youngsters nabbed for bid to burgle vacant house

Three youngsters nabbed for bid to burgle vacant house

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, August 28, 2013: Three youth were trapped red-handed while attempting to burgle  a vacant house at Babbukatte near Tokkottu on August 27, Tuesday night.

Those trapped are Srinivas, Appu, both 18 years of age and Mohammad (17). The three had made their way into the house of Jayanth Kotian, a businessman, through the window. The house was vacant for the past couple of months and the three remained there the whole night.

 

 

A neighbor who heard some noise in the house informed the owner who in turn passed on the information to a friend of his. Locals who gathered at the scene, they caught hold of the three, beat them up and handed them over to the police.

Meanwhile, locals alleged that the police arrived an hour later though informed on time and that they even hesitated to take the trio to custody. The apathy of the police personnel despite rising thefts in the area, has invited the ire of the locals.