Basadi burglary case : Prime accused sent to police custody till Sept 10

Mangalore Today News Network

Karkala, Sep 5, 2013 :  Santosh Das alias Ghanashyamdas, the prime accused in the Moodbidri Siddantha Darshana Mandir theft case, has been produced before the Karkala court on September 4, Tuesday amid high security.

He has been  sent to police custody upto September 10.

 Santosh Das was arrested in connection with the burglary of antique idols worth several crores of rupees from the Basadi.

His interrogations also revealed that he was wanted in  connection with the burglary form Ganga Jewellery in Karkala too. The police investigated in this direction  following a complaint lodged  by the jewellery owner Subhash Tingale.

The police therefore produced him before the court and sought his custody.

There is already a demand for a CBI probe into the  Basadi burglary case. Reports have also suggested that some of the stolen idols were sold at Bangkok.