Byndoor: Interstate burglar arrested in Padavari gold theft case

Mangalore Today News Network

Byndoor, Apr 27, 2026: Police have arrested an interstate burglar in connection with a gold theft reported at a house in Padavari village of Byndoor.

The theft took place at the residence of Gurukiran Patwal in Padavari village. Taking advantage of the house being vacant during the daytime, the accused allegedly broke open the door, entered the house, and stole gold ornaments kept inside a cupboard.

The arrested accused has been identified as Umesh Balegar Mallaru. During interrogation, he reportedly confessed that the stolen ornaments had been melted into gold bars and hidden in Madurai for sale. Based on this information, police travelled to Madurai and seized 22 grams of gold bars worth approximately Rs 2.81 lakh.

Police said Umesh Balegar is involved in several interstate theft cases. A total of 36 cases have been registered against him in police stations across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, and he has been convicted in eight of them.

Another 23 cases are still under investigation in police station limits including Belthangady, Bantwal, Moodbidri, Subrahmanya, Puttur, Koppa, Thirthahalli, Sirsi, Basavanahalli in Chikkamagaluru, Hiriyur in Chitradurga, Sringeri, Kumta, Malpe, Kapu, and in parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of H D Kulkarni, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kundapur subdivision, and under the leadership of Shivakumar B, CPI, Byndoor.

The team included PSI Sunil Kumar B Y and Naveen Borakar of Byndoor police station; PSI Bhima Shankar and Vinay Korlahalli of Kollur police station; ASI Seetharam and staff members Chidananda, Malappa Desai, and Thimmanna Nayak of Byndoor police station; staff members Nagendra and Rama Poojari of Kollur police station; Krishna and Sandeep Kurani of Gangolli police station; and L Mohan Kumari, Police Inspector of the fingerprint division of the district police office, along with staff. Dinesh of the district police office also participated in the operation.