UDUPI: Udupi Town Police have arrested two men, including the victim’s neighbour, for allegedly barging into the house of a 74-year-old woman on the pretext of collecting information related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and robbing her of a gold chain. The police have recovered property worth about Rs 5.53 lakh from the accused.
According to police, the incident occurred around 3.47 pm on October 7 at Nittur in Udupi. Two men approached Shantha Karanth (74), who was alone at home, claiming they had come to collect information regarding the SIR exercise.
They allegedly asked her to sign some papers. When she went inside saying she would first consult her son, the duo followed her into the house, pushed her to the ground and forcibly snatched the gold chain from her neck before fleeing.
Based on a complaint lodged by her son, Srinivas Karanth, Udupi Town Police registered a case under Sections 309(4) and 3(5) of the BNS.
Following an investigation led by Udupi Town police inspector Mahesh Prasad, the accused were identified and arrested on October 10 from Mannapalla in Manipal. They have been identified as Vadiraj Ganiga (44) of Nittur and Sachin (30) of Padu village in Kapu taluk.