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Tag: Theft

  • Bajpe Police Detained Four in Gold Theft Case at Mangaluru International Airport

    Mangaluru, September 1, 2025: Four airport staff working in baggage loading and unloading have been taken into custody by Bajpe police in connection with the theft of gold ornaments from a passenger’s trolley bag at Mangaluru International Airport.

    According to reports, the victim, Rajeshwari Padmashali, wife of CRPF jawan Harikesh, had traveled on an Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Mangaluru on Saturday morning to attend a relative’s wedding. She landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 9:30 am.

    After collecting her baggage, she noticed the lock of her trolley bag had been tampered with. Upon checking, she found that a gold necklace weighing 56 grams, worth approximately ₹4.5 lakh, was missing.

    Rajeshwari immediately lodged a complaint with Bajpe police, who registered a case and launched an investigation. Police sources said four individuals working in luggage handling at the airport were detained for questioning, and two of them have been formally arrested.

    Preliminary investigations suggest that similar thefts of gold ornaments, mobile phones, and other valuables from passenger baggage had taken place earlier, leading to growing complaints from travelers. Police are continuing their probe into the incident.

  • Kollur: 5 Pavan Gold Chain Stolen from Devotee at Shri Mookambika Temple

    Kollur, August 16, 2025 – A theft incident occurred at Shri Mookambika Temple in Kollur village, Byndoor taluk, Udupi district, where a 64-year-old woman from Mudradi village, Hebri, lost a 5 pavan gold chain on August 15, 2025. The incident took place near Sri Veerabhadra Gudi during a chaotic crowd rush caused by sudden rainfall. A case has been registered at Kollur Police Station under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (Crime No. 64/2025).

    The complainant arrived at the temple around 12:30 PM with her daughter and son-in-law. While they were in the queue, the complainant visited the Sri Veerabhadra Gudi. Heavy rain triggered a rush toward the gudi, causing some people to fall on her. After the crowd dispersed, she returned to the queue and noticed the gold chain was missing. The theft is believed to have occurred between 12:30 PM and 1:00 PM near the gudi.

    Kollur police have registered a case based on the complaint and initiated an investigation to identify the culprits and recover the stolen jewelry.

  • Interstate Criminal with Multiple Cases Arrested in Puttur

    Puttur, August 9, 2025: An interstate accused wanted in both Kerala and Karnataka, identified as Ilyas P A, was arrested and produced before the Puttur court by the police on Friday.

    Ilyas, a resident of Viyyur in Thrissur district, Kerala, has several cases registered against him at Puttur town, Uppinangady, and Dharmasthala police stations. According to police, he is also wanted in over 20 cases in Kerala’s Thrissur and Malappuram districts.

    A special team formed under the guidance of Puttur sub-division DySP, and led by Uppinangady PSI Kaushik, successfully arrested the accused, the police statement said.

  • Udupi Theft Case: Karnataka High Court Acquits Reshma Hegde

    Bengaluru, May 30, 2025: The Karnataka High Court has acquitted Reshma Hegde in a 2011 theft case from Udupi, overturning the convictions of lower courts. Justice S. Rachaiah delivered the verdict on May 22, 2025, setting aside the earlier judgments that had found her guilty of housebreaking and theft.

    Reshma Hegde (32), a resident of Vinanthi House, Lakshmindra Nagar, Shivalli Village, Udupi, was accused of breaking into a house and stealing gold ornaments weighing approximately 20½ pauns on May 1, 2011, at around 1:30 p.m. The prosecution alleged that Hegde, along with another accused, broke the lock of the complainants’ house while they were away and committed the theft. A case was registered by the Kaup Circle Police under Crime No. 66/2011, charging the accused under Sections 454 (housebreaking) and 380 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), followed by the submission of a charge sheet.

    The Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Karkala, convicted Hegde on November 10, 2016, in C.C. No. 437/2011. This judgment was upheld by the Principal Sessions Judge, Udupi, on April 26, 2018, in Criminal Appeal No. 74/2016. Challenging these concurrent findings, Hegde filed a Criminal Revision Petition (No. 704/2018) in the Karnataka High Court.

    During the hearing, Hegde’s counsel, Nishit Kumar Shetty, argued that the lower courts’ findings were flawed. He contended that the recovery of the stolen items, allegedly made under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, was not properly conducted and did not establish Hegde’s exclusive possession. Additionally, he claimed that documents produced by the manager of Bhima Jewellers were fabricated. The prosecution’s case stated that gold ornaments were stolen, but the recovered items were in the form of gold ingots, casting doubt on their identity.

    The State’s counsel, K. Nageshwarappa, defended the lower courts’ rulings, citing the testimonies of prosecution witnesses (PWs 1, 2, 4, and 6) and documents (Exs. P.13 to P.16) from Bhima Jewellers, which indicated that the accused had sold the stolen gold and purchased new ornaments. However, the court noted that the manager of Bhima Jewellers (PW.6) stated the gold was recovered as ingots, not ornaments, raising doubts about the evidence’s reliability.

    Justice S. Rachaiah observed that the testimony of PW.6 lacked credibility and that the recovery of gold ingots was insufficient to prove Hegde’s guilt. The lower courts had erred in evaluating the evidence, leading to an incorrect conviction. Consequently, the High Court allowed the petition, set aside the convictions dated November 10, 2016, and April 26, 2018, and acquitted Hegde of the charges under IPC Sections 454 and 380. Any bail bonds executed were also canceled.

  • ಬೈಂದೂರು: ಕಾರು ಕಳ್ಳತನ ಪ್ರಕರಣ; ಆರೋಪಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಾರು ಪತ್ತೆ

    ಬೈಂದೂರು: ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಕಿರೀಮಂಜೇಶ್ವರ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ನಾಗುರಿನ ಗೋವಿಂದ ರಾವ್ ರವರ ಜಿ ಏನ್ ಕಾಂಪ್ಲೆಕ್ಸ್ ನ ಹೊರಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಿದ್ದ KA 20 MF 3378 ಮಾರುತಿ ಸ್ವಿಫ್ಟ್ ಕಾರು (ಅಂದಾಜು ಮೌಲ್ಯ 8 ಲಕ್ಷ) ದಿನಾಂಕ 01.05.2025 ರಂದು ಬೆಳೆಗಿನ ಜಾವ 4:30 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಕಳವಾಗಿದ್ದು. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಾರು ಮಾಲಕ ಗಣೇಶ್ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ರವರು ನೀಡಿರುವ ದೂರಿನ ಮೇರೆಗೆ ಬೈಂದುರು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆಯೆಲ್ಲಿ ಅ. ಕ್ರ. 83/2025 ಕಲಂ 303(2) ರಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

    ಈ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಪತ್ತೆಗಾಗಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಹೆಚ್ ಡಿ ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಉಪಾಧೀಕ್ಷಕರು ಕುಂದಾಪುರ ಉಪವಿಭಾಗರವರ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಾವೀತ್ರ ತೇಜ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ವ್ರತ್ತ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಕರು ಬೈಂದೂರು ರವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವ ದಲ್ಲಿ, ಬೈಂದೂರು ಠಾಣೆಯ ಪಿ ಎಸ್ ಐ ರವರಾದ ತಿಮ್ಮೀಶ್ ಬಿ ಏನ್ ಮತ್ತು ನವೀನ ಪಿ ಬೋರಕರ, ಬೈಂದೂರು ಠಾಣೆಯ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಯವರಾದ ಚಿದಾನಂದ, ಮಾಳಪ್ಪ, ವ್ರತ್ತ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಕರ ಕಚೇರಿಯ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಯವರಾದ ರವೀಂದ್ರ ವಿಶೇಷ ತಂಡ ರಚಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

    ವಿಶೇಷ ತಂಡದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಮಟಿಗೂ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಗಳು ದಿನಾಂಕ 02.05.2025 ರಂದು ಆರೋಪಿ ಪೌಜಾನ್ ಅಹ್ಮದ್ ಸಮೇತ ಕಾರನ್ನು ಪತ್ತೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಕಾರನ್ನು ಸ್ವಧೀನಪಡೆಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹಾಗೂ ಆರೋಪಿಯನ್ನು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಜರುಪಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

    ರಕ್ಷಕ್ ನೆಟ್ವರ್ಕ್ ಅಂಡ್ ಸೆಕ್ಯೂರಿಟಿ ಸೊಲ್ಯೂಷನ್ ಅವರು ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಕರಿಸಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ.

    ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾನ್ಯ ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕ್ಷಕರಾದ ಡಾ. ಅರುಣ್ ಕೆ ಐ ಪಿ ಎಸ್. ರವರು ಹಾಗೂ ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕ್ಷಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಸುಧಾಕರ್ ನಾಯ್ಕ್ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರ ಹೆಗಡೆ ರವರು ಅಭಿನಂದಿಸಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ.