Puttur: Absconding robbery accused facing 41 warrants arrested

Mangalore Today News Network

Puttur, July 10, 2026: Puttur Town Police have arrested an accused against whom 41 arrest warrants had been issued in connection with a robbery case registered in 2017.

According to police, on December 22, 2017, three unidentified persons allegedly entered a house within the jurisdiction of Puttur Town Police Station and threatened the occupants with a pistol and a knife before robbing gold ornaments worth approximately Rs 2.88 lakh and cash amounting to Rs 6 lakh. A case was registered at Puttur Town Police Station under Crime No. 200/2017.

One of the accused, identified as Nelson C.V. (38), a native of Thrissur in Kerala, had been absconding since August 27, 2021, after failing to appear before the court for trial. As he repeatedly violated court directions, a total of 41 arrest warrants had been issued against him.

On July 8, a team comprising Head Constable Santosh A (HC 413), Police Constable Vinayak (PC 2347), and Police Constable Shivaraj (PC 454) traced the accused to Miyur in Kerala’s Thrissur district, took him into custody, and produced him before the court.

Police said the accused had earlier obtained conditional bail but repeatedly violated the bail conditions by failing to appear before the court. Consequently, a separate case has been registered against him at Puttur Town Police Station under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, under Crime No. 80/2026.