Thief arrested

The local police have arrested a man who was moving about suspiciously on his bike on Thursday and recovered gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 2.5 lakh from him.

The arrested has been identified as Vithal Vaghmode of Devarahipparagi of Vijaypur district. Vithal was found moving about suspiciously on his bike near Kanthi Basaveshwar Temple on the outskirts of Rabkavi. Based on tip-off, the police conducted a raid and arrested him. He was then sent to judicial custody. During enquiry, the valuables he had were seized. He was caught while he was supposed to sell the booty stolen from various places.