Jewellery heist case cracked, six persons nabbed
The Hindu
Police travelled to 8 States to nab culprits
The police teams investigating the dacoity case in Mysuru in which a jewellery shop was looted and a bystander shot dead on Monday, have arrested six of the eight persons involved in the crime. Director General and Inspector General of Police Praveen Sood told media persons here on Friday that multiple teams worked on various leads and spread their dragnet which took them across 8 States and they were able to take 6 persons into custody while two more were on the run. The incident which sent shock waves in the languid city had raised serious questions of law and order situation but the police said they worked on various tip-offs and clues to crack the case. “It is a straight forward case of dacoity committed to loot the valuables and entailed the involvement of one person from Mysuru besides another accomplice from Kolar’’, said Mr. Sood.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
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