Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal
Bantwal, Nov 13: A 21-year-old accused in a house burglary case involving the theft of gold ornaments worth approximately Rs 8 lac and Rs 5,000 in cash from a house at Kamprabail in Balthila village of Bantwal has surrendered before the court.
The incident took place on February 4, 2026. Satish Shenoy (57), a resident of Kamprabail, had locked his house and left to attend a programme in the evening. When he returned home at night, he found that the rear door of the house had been broken open.
On entering the house and checking the premises, he discovered that gold ornaments worth approximately Rs 8 lac and Rs 5,000 in cash kept in a locker inside a room were missing.
In this connection, Bantwal Town police registered a case under Crime No. 17/2026 under Sections 331(3), 331(4) and 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Among the accused in the case, Mohammed Mispa (21), a resident of Kolnadu in Bantwal, surrendered before the court on November 11, 2026.
He was subsequently taken into two days of police custody on November 11 for investigation in connection with the case.