Udupi, July 26: Eight persons have been arrested in connection with a robbery case here on July 13, the Udupi police said in a press release.
The eight persons came posing as “antique dealers” to the house of Suryakumar Shet near Vidyodaya School and brandished knives and then stuffed cloth into the mouths of Mr. Shet and his servant Anant Poojary, and took away gold and silver ornaments and some silver coins, the release said.
Superintendent of Police M.B. Boralingaiah has announced a reward of Rs. 10,000 to the police team, which had cracked the case
The eight accused are Avinash Jogi (27) of Baddakatte in Bantwal taluk, Sudarshan Poojary (30) of Hassan, Sachin Raj (21) of Bantwal, Yashwant Poojary (25) of Kallige village in Bantwal taluk, Nitin Kumar (22) of Amtady village in Bantwal taluk, Navneet (21) of Amtady village in Bantwal taluk, Nitin Bangera (28) of Mangalore, and Achyut Acharya (30) of Beluwai village in Mangalore taluk.
The police had arrested Avinash Jogi, Sudarshan Poojary and Sachin Raj at B.C. Road, and Yashwant Poojary Nitin Kumar and Navneet in Bantwal. They arrested Nitin Bangera and Achyut Acharya in Mangalore. The police had recovered one 12-diamond studded ring, one single-diamond ring, one gold biscuit, 17-gem studded gold chain, and one gold chain from the accused.
The value of valuables recovered has been estimated at Rs. 8 lakh while some more gold and silver ornaments and silver coins are yet to be recovered.
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