Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Dec 9: In the case in which a businessman, who was going to his house via Bejai Sri Rama Bhajana Mandir in the city, was assaulted and his bag which contained Rs 27 lac was robbed from him on October 20, police from central sub-division rowdy control force arrested two persons and confiscated goods worth Rs 17,17,000 including Rs 16,57,000 in cash and a motor bike.

Mohammed Shafi (26), resident Ilanthila Nejikar in the taluk of Beltangady and Mohammed Riaz (19), a resident of Ilanthila Ambottu are the accused who are under the custody of police.

A case was registered in Urwa police station that at around 7.30 pm on October 20, when businessman Ganesh Kamath, a resident of Bejai in the city was walking towards his home two people assaulted him and robbed the bag which contained Rs 27 lac.

In addition to robbing the bag of cash from Ganesh Kamath, the assailants had threatened him with dire consequences. Ganesh, who was terrified by the life threat given by the accused was saying that he lost his bag in an accident. However, police came to know about the real incident and were able to bring the actual robbery to light.

The police team led by Ravish S Nayak, inspector, central anti-rowdy squad, which conducted the operation under the guidance of SP T R Suresh, DCPs Hanumantaraya and Uma Prashant and ACP Bhaskar Vokkaliga was successful in nabbing the culprits.

Mohammed Shafi, the planner of this robbery, has got four cases of theft in Beltangady police station limits, a case of rape under Puttur city police station limits and has cases registered in Pandeshwar, Urwa, Kadri and Kavoor police stations of the city. He used to sell Churumuri snack long back during the festive occasions and later took to dacoity, theft and robbery.

Mohammed Riaz, who is Shafi's accomplice also used to work in timber depot earlier and was involved in helping Shaft in petty thefts.