Bantwal: Police nab absconding accused in gold robbery case

Bantwal: A man who was absconding after robbing gold jewelry from a house has been finally arrested by the Bantwal rural police team.

The arrested is identified as Ashraf, a resident of Shuntihitlu in Arala village.

Case details:

Ashraf had decamped with a necklace weighing 5.50 sovereigns worth Rs 2 lakh from a house when the inmates of the house had been to attend a wedding program.

Following the incident, a case in this connection was registered at Bantwal rural police station.

The accused was arrested by the police team of Bantwal rural SI Harish and crime division SI Sanjiv under the leadership of Bantwal rural police inspector T D Nagaraj with guidance from SP Hrishikesh Sonavane, additional SP Kumar Chandra, and Bantwal DySP Pratap Singh Thorat.

ASI Girish, Balakrishna, staff Basavaraj and Radhakrishna also took part in the operation.