Kundapura, August 31, 2025: Kundapura police, in coordination with Haliyal police from Uttar Kannada district, have arrested four interstate thieves on a body warrant in connection with house burglary cases. The accused, identified as Vivek Ambar (26), Aziz alias Chhote (28), Lakhan Shok Kulkarni (31), and Sandeep Dileep (25), all residents of Solapur, Maharashtra, were involved in burglaries in Kundapura and Haliyal. On July 19, they allegedly broke into the house of Rohit on BB Road, West Block, Kundapura, stealing gold ornaments and valuables worth lakhs when the house was unoccupied. Additionally, they stole gold and silver ornaments worth ₹4.57 lakh from the residence of P. Ravindra in Kundapura. The group also committed thefts within the Haliyal police station jurisdiction.
During interrogation, the accused confessed to their involvement in the Kundapura burglaries. Based on this, Kundapura police took them into custody and presented them before the court, which remanded them to judicial custody. Among the accused, Lakhan faces 28 cases across Karnataka, Maharashtra, and other states, with convictions in three cases. Aziz has two cases registered against him in Karnataka and additional cases in Maharashtra, while Sandeep is linked to robbery and theft cases in Maharashtra.
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