Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Nov 13: Urwa police have arrested a police constable from Karwar in connection with a conspiracy to rob Rs 1.15 crore being transported from Davanagere to Mangaluru.

Police identified the arrested accused as Srishail, a constable attached to the Karwar Traffic police station.

Earlier, police had arrested Aziz, a resident of Kaup in Udupi district, Nasrullah Khan from Haliyal, and Nityanand and Khalid from Karwar in connection with the case. Officials said the arrest of the prime accused, Ganesh Kolankar, is still pending.

Urwa police station (file photo)

According to the complaint, the accused Srishail learnt that Satyanarayana was bringing Rs 1.15 crore in cash from Davanagere to Mangaluru by bus. He allegedly formed a team of youths, approached the victim posing as police personnel and robbed him of the money.

Satyanarayana subsequently lodged a complaint, following which Urwa police registered a case and initiated an investigation.

The investigation revealed that Srishail used Ganesh Kolankar, a youth residing in Kinnar village in Karwar taluk, in connection with the crime. Mangaluru police are continuing their search for the prime accused.

Following the arrest of constable Srishail, who is accused in the robbery and kidnapping case, the superintendent of police of Uttara Kannada district has suspended him from service.