Gold ornaments weighing over 30 grams recovered from an accused arrested by Puttur Rural police in a case of theft at a house on August 12.
| Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The Puttur Rural police have arrested M. Dayanand Naika, 29, of Nettanige Mudnur village, for his alleged involvement in the theft of 31 grams of gold ornaments and â‚ą5,000 cash from a house on August 12.
In a statement, the police said Naika was arrested from a hideout in Eshamangala village in Puttur taluk. The police recovered 30.120 grams of gold ornaments from the accused. The accused was arrested by the team led by sub-inspector Jamburaj Mahajan. The team comprised assistant sub-inspector Chandrashekar; head constables Praveen, Madhu, Harish, Subrahmanya; police constables Akash, Yuvaraj, Sharanappa Patil; and reserve sub-inspectors Yagjna, H.G. Hariprasad and H.G. Nitesh.
Absconding accused
The Bellare police have arrested Unmesh from a hideout in Kerala. Unmesh was an accused in a theft case of 2020. He had failed to appear before the jurisdictional court for several days, and hence a non-bailable warrant had been issued.
Published – August 17, 2025 10:50 pm IST
