Thieves steal Rs 5 lakh from shop

Mangalore Today News Network

Bantwal, Jan 11, 2016: Reports indicate an incident of  Rs 5 lakh  being  stolen from Rajashri General Stores at Badagabellur. Shop owner, Vishwanath Poojary, when he came to open the shop, noticed that the door was open.

It is said that the previous night, after closing the shop he lost the key as he was returning home. It is suspected that the person who found the key allegedly stole the money.

Poojary had kept Rs 5 lakh cash in a plastic bag behind the refrigerator for payment of a land deal; he said that nothing else was stolen except for the money.   A complaint has been filed in this regard.