Two arrested in scooter theft case; stolen vehicle recovered in Karnataka's Bantwal

Mangaluru: The Bantwal Town Police have arrested two accused in connection with a two-wheeler theft reported within their jurisdiction and recovered the stolen vehicle.

According to the police, the theft had occurred on March 21, at Parliya in Bantwal town police station limits, where a scooter that had been parked inside the shed of a residential building was stolen.

Following the complaint, a case was registered at the Bantwal Town Police Station under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and an investigation was taken up.

During the course of the investigation, police arrested Hassan Bava (55), a resident of Sajip Munnur in Bantwal, and Mohammed Irshad (37), a resident of B Mooda in Bantwal, in connection with the case. The police have also recovered the stolen scooter, valued at approximately Rs 50,000, from the accused. Further investigation is in progress.