Karnataka | Man arrested in chain snatching case, valuables wroth Rs 5.05 lakh recovered

Mangaluru: The Uppinangady police have arrested a man accused of snatching a gold chain and recovered property worth Rs 5.05 lakh, including the stolen chain and a motorbike.

According to the police, the incident took place on June 4, at Nelyadi-Padubettu within the Uppinangady Police Station limits, where two unidentified men on a bike snatched a gold chain from a woman. Based on a complaint, a case was registered under Section 309(4)B of the BNS.

During the investigation, police arrested Abdul Rehman (31), a resident of Aletty in Sullia, from Puttur’s Nekkilady. He was later produced before the jurisdictional court.

The police recovered a gold chain worth around Rs 4.54 lakh and the motorbike used in the crime from the arrested.

The total seized property amounts to Rs 5.05 lakh. The police said that the seized bike was reportedly stolen in a case registered at Vijayanagar Police Station in Mysuru.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Puttur Sub-Division DySP Arun Nagegowda and the leadership of Uppinangady Circle Inspector Ravi BS, by the Uppinangady police.