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Mangaluru: Two separate cases have been registered at the Venur Police Station in connection with a bike theft attempt and a subsequent assault incident reported in Marodi village of Belthangady taluk.
According to the complaint, on January 20, between 2.10 am and 2.30 am, near Palaragoli in Marodi village, accused Moyideen Naseer and Abdul Samad allegedly attempted to steal a motorcycle belonging to Deviprasad (22), a resident of Marodi village.
When Deviprasad tried to stop them, the accused allegedly assaulted him and attempted to flee with the bike. Based on the complaint, a case has been registered under Sections 303(2) and 307 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
In an another incident, Abdul Samad (29), a resident of Bengre, in Mangaluru, filed a separate complaint stating that while attempting to take away a motorcycle parked by the roadside, an unlawful assembly of around 25 to 30 people surrounded him and his friend.
The group allegedly abused them using obscene language, assaulted them with hands and wooden sticks, tied them to a tree, and issued death threats.
Following this complaint, another case has been registered at Venur Police Station under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 352, 115(2), 118(1), 351(2) read with Section 190 of BNS, 2023.
Police have registered both cases and further investigation is underway.