Representative image of a theft attempt.
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Mangaluru: A driver from Belthangady foiled an attempt of theft at his neighbour’s locked house and helped in the arrest of the intruder.
In a complaint, Prakash Shetty from Malady village, Belthangady, working as a driver, said that his neighbour, Prema Shetty, lives alone and was in Qatar for the past four months.
CCTV cameras were installed in the house. Prema's son-in-law visits her house once a week to check on it.
On Sunday, at around 10:15 am, Prema’s daughter, Mamatha Shetty, who resides in Guruvayanakere, called the complainant after noticing through CCTV footage that an unknown person removing the fuse and appeared to be attempting a theft. She asked him to immediately go to the house.
When Prakash reached, he saw an unknown man standing on the roof sheet holding an iron rod. On noticing the complainant, the man tried to flee.
When the complainant raised an alarm, the accused struck him with the rod on his right hand, waist, and right leg while trying to escape.
Hearing the shouting, locals rushed to the spot. With their help the suspect was caught. Prema’s son-in-law, Subash Shetty, also reached the spot.
On questioning, he revealed his name as Kiran, a resident of Talapady in Kerala and was handed over to the police. Poonjalkatte Police have registered a case under Sections 331(1), 62, 118(1), and 307 of the BNS Act.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused has been involved in 13 cases registered in Dakshina Kannada district police limits, Mangaluru City police limits, and in Kerala. Investigation is in progress.