Tile store burgled in Mangalore; thieves make away with cash, valuables

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July 19, 2013

Mangalore, Jul 19: A theft was reported at a private tile store in Highland here on Friday, wherein Rs 49,000 in cash was stolen along with several pieces of expensive tile ware.

The theft occurred at P C Mallapa and Co tile and sanitary ware store located beside Highland Hospital in Mangalore.

According to the manager of the store Nithyananda Hegde, the theft was discovered on Friday morning when the staff arrived to open the store for business.

It is presumed that the theft occurred in the late hours on Thursday after the store was closed for the day. No other damage was reported in the store.

Police sources said that the CCTV cameras installed inside the store had been switched off when the store was closed, which was unfortunate. There was no anti-burglary alarm as well.

According to them, the thieves had broken the lock on a rear roller shutter and gained entry to the store through a window located behind the shutter. The thieves made straight to the desk where the cash had been stored. Several pieces of expensive and sophisticated sanitary ware stored in boxes on the first floor were also taken from the store. The stolen sanitary ware is priced between Rs 3,000 and 4,000 each.

The modus operandi of the theft leads one to presume that the theft may have been an inside job.

Pandeshwar police arrived at a spot and began conducting investigation. The store is being dusted for fingerprints and other clues.

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Lokayukta team arrives at disputed plot; CM likely to get ED summons

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October 1,2024

Mysuru, Oct 1: The Karnataka Lokayukta team on Tuesday arrived at the disputed plot in Mysuru and began investigation into the MUDA case against CM Siddaramaiah and his wife, news agency ANI reported. Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the case was also present with the team.

Sources stated that ED sleuths might issue a notice to CM Siddaramaiah at any time and issue summons to him for questioning. The sleuths are also keenly watching the movements of CM Siddaramaiah’s close associates and relatives, including a cabinet minister in connection with the MUDA scam.

Sources further said that there is a possibility of the ED conducting raids across the state on offices and residences of close associates of CM Siddaramaiah. The ED has also gathered information on bank accounts and financial transactions of CM Siddaramaiah and his associates.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent to an FIR by the police, against CM Siddaramaiah over the alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife Parvathi B.M. by the Mysore Urban Development Authority. The ED registered the case taking cognisance of the FIR registered against the Chief Minister by the Lokayukta police on September 27.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Lokayukta probing the MUDA case has also expedited the probe. The sleuths led by Mysuru Lokayukta SP T.J. Udesh have visited the controversial land on the outskirts of Mysuru city. The petitioner, Snehamayi Krishna, also accompanied the team.

The move of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife to return 14 sites allotted by the MUDA to her has triggered a debate. BJP MLA from Mysuru T.S. Srivatsa stated on Tuesday that the move of CM’s wife is not acceptable. "The two commissioners who colluded in the MUDA scam are roaming freely even today," he said.

"CM Siddaramaiah first claimed that there was no scam at all. Later, he formed a commission and now there is an FIR against him. After committing the mistake, you offer to return the sale deed. The time is up. He will have to tender his resignation and I am sure he won’t be in the position until Dasara festivities," MLA T.S. Srivatsa stated.

T.J. Abraham, one of the petitioners in the MUDA case said, “I had demanded the MUDA commissioner to take back the allotted sites. He had written back saying the process would be initiated. They were waiting for the investigation report."

"CM Siddaramaiah has not approached the division bench or the Supreme Court to challenge the order against him because there is nothing to be challenged. Returning sites is not a big sacrifice. The Chief Minister has lost it," Abraham stated.

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