Madikeri, Oct. 16: Robbers who came in a car attacked a gold merchant and robbed him of crores of rupees. Sources have confirmed to ‘Shakti’ that the police have taken five people involved in the case into custody and the search has intensified for the two main accused in the case.
A case has been registered at the Virajpet Rural Police Station regarding the robbery of Appaso (39), a resident of Arikkulad village in Calicut district, and the owner of Shreya Jewellery in Vadagara, who is from Kerala.
The police, who launched a swift operation, have arrested Sachin Yamaji Dhudhal (24) from Thane district, Maharashtra, Baba Saheb Chaugal (32), who was a police head constable at Kalva police station in Thane city, Maharashtra Police Department, Aba Saheb Shendage (30), Yuvraj Sinde (25) and Dha Hakke (20) from Sangli district. The other two in the case have been arrested. Back to page The police have intensified the operation to arrest the accused Robert and Kamlesh.
What is the case?
The complainant, Appaso, was driving his friend Lahu's Breeze car, registration number KL 11-BK-9703, to Lahu's family's house in Balugodi and was about to take Lahu's money from the car's secret locker when five miscreants in a wagon car intercepted him and attacked him with sticks, robbed him of Rs. 10,400 and a mobile phone, took Appaso away in a wagon car, stole the car Appaso was driving, pushed it in the middle of the road and fled. A case has been registered at the Virajpet Rural Police Station under Sections 310(4), 311 BNS.
Robbery for Rs. 4 crore?
There is a suspicion of Rs. 4 crore behind the case. Investigation is underway in this regard, official information is yet to be received.
The complainant Appaso was running a gold business in Vadagara Nagar through a shop called Shreya Jewellery and was an acquaintance of K.P. Lahu, who ran Shivashakti Jewellery. It is said that Appaso used to sell the gold he bought to Lahu. It is said that the gold was then sold through Robert, Kamlesh's manager in Ahmedabad.
Lahu used to tell Appaso to give the gold ornaments to Robert. For this reason, he used to send them to Lahu's relative's house in Balugud. It is said that Appaso had come 5-6 times for this purpose. Accordingly, when Appaso came to Balugud on the 15th, Robert's family was there. After some time, Appaso was driving his car when he was told that he had put the money he owed Lahu in a secret locker. When he was driving, miscreants in a Wagoner car (MH-05-EL-9617) intercepted him, attacked him, took him and his car and pushed him to the middle of the road. After receiving treatment at Gonikoppa Hospital, he went to Virajpet Rural Police Station and filed a complaint.
It is said that there was around Rs. 4 crore in the secret locker, and it is suspected that he was planning to steal it after knowing this. The investigation is underway to verify the cash records worth crores of rupees, and the truth needs to be known through investigation.
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