Udupi: Home nurse arrested for stealing gold chain worth Rs 1.85 lakh

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Oct 26, 2026: Hiriyadka police have arrested a 45-year-old home nurse for allegedly stealing a gold chain from a woman’s house and recovered the jewellery, valued at ₹1.85 lakh, along with the motorcycle allegedly used in the crime.

The accused has been identified as Umesh Shetty (45), a resident of Subramanya Nagar in Puttur village, Udupi, who worked as a home nurse.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred on September 13 at the house of Bobby Handti, a resident of Badapalu in Kukkehalli village, within the jurisdiction of Hiriyadka police station.

On the morning of the incident, a man visited her house and claimed to have information about the death of her son, Dinesh. He told her that insurance officials would visit the following day and assured her that he would help her obtain a higher insurance payout.

Later that afternoon, Bobby Handti removed a gold chain weighing approximately two sovereigns from her neck and placed it on a table. The man allegedly returned and consoled her before stealing the chain while she was away in the garden.

Following a complaint, Hiriyadka police registered a case and launched an investigation. After examining around 50–60 CCTV recordings and using technical surveillance methods, police traced Umesh Shetty and apprehended him near his residence on October 23.

Police recovered 15 grams of gold jewellery worth ₹1.85 lakh and the motorcycle allegedly used in the crime.

The accused was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.

The operation was conducted under the leadership of Udupi Sub-Division Deputy Superintendent of Police Belliyappa and Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, with Hiriyadka Sub-Inspector Puneeth Kumar and police personnel Praveen Rai, Praveen Shetty, Ramesh Herga, Krishna Poojari and Mahantesh.