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Mangaluru: Two persons have been taken into custody in connection with an assault and robbery reported from the Marnamigudde area in Vittal police station limits in Dakshina Kannada district.
In a complaint, Isubu (56), a resident of Vittla Padnoor village in Bantwal taluk, said when he was walking, three unidentified masked men intercepted him. The two allegedly attacked him with their hands and a stick, causing injuries, and fled the spot after snatching his mobile phone.
Based on the complaint, the Vittal police registered a case under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(2), and 309(4) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and launched an investigation.
During the course of the probe, the police apprehended two suspects — K Ravish Kulal (40) and Ashok (42). Further legal action is being initiated, the police said.