Mangaluru police arrest two notorious burglars from Delhi
Coastal Talk News | Mangaluru
Mangaluru police have arrested two notorious burglars from Delhi-Armaan Khan (34), Gokulpuri, Northeast Delhi, and Sanjeev Kumar (34), Sultanpuri, New Delhi- and recovered stolen property, including gold jewellery, worth approximately Rs 18 lakh from them.
On September 28, at around 3 pm, the residents of a house at Sahayoga Residency Complex on Alake Kambla Cross Road in Mangaluru locked their house and went to the market. When they returned at around 5.10 pm, they found that the front door latch had been broken and burglars had entered the house and stolen gold jewellery worth around Rs 14 lakh, cash, a watch and a trolley bag, among other valuables. A case was registered at Mangaluru North Police Station under sections 331(3) and 305 of BNS and an investigation was initiated.
Similarly, on September 27, the accused allegedly entered a house on Bokkapatna Road within the limits of Barke Police Station during the daytime and attempted to break open a locker. As they could not find any valuables, they allegedly stole cheque books. A case was registered at Barke Police Station under sections 331(3) and 305 of BNS.
A special team, under the guidance of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Central Sub-Division, took up the investigation. During the investigation, police gathered information about the movements of the accused and found that they had travelled towards Delhi by train after committing the burglaries. The police immediately sought assistance from the Vadodara police in Gujarat. Acting swiftly, the police team succeeded in arresting both accused in Vadodara on September 29, within 24 hours of the cases being registered. The stolen property was recovered from them, with the total value estimated at approximately Rs 18 lakh. The accused were brought from Vadodara to Mangaluru and produced before the court, which remanded them to judicial custody. The accused will be taken into police custody for further investigation, police said. Police added that, more than 40 cases of house burglary have been registered against Armaan Khan in various cities across the country, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Goa and Hyderabad.
