The Kaup Police in Udupi district on Friday arrested an inter-State and inter-district thief identified as Umesh Balegara aliases Umesh P. and Umesh Reddy, 47.
In all, 17 cases have been registered against him in various police stations in Karnataka. Additionally, 16 cases have been registered against him in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh.
He has been convicted in eight cases. Courts had issued non-bailable warrants against him in cases registered in Tannipalam, Mavoor, and Thrissur stations in Kerala and in Subrahmanya, Belthangady, Puttur town, Moodbidri, Sirsi, and Basavanahalli police stations in Karnataka.
He was issued with an LPC (long pending case) warrant in a case registered at the Tirthahalli Police Station. The court had issued a proclamation order against him in two cases registered in the Sringeri Police Station.
The accused was a permanent resident of Mallaur village, Kaup taluk in Udupi district and resided in Suchindram, Kanyakumari taluk in Tamil Nadu.
Published – January 02, 2026 09:39 pm IST
