Police form two teams to trace gang of seven
The Hindu
The seven are said to be involved in a robbery at a jewellery store
The city police have formed two teams to look for seven persons from Dakshina Kannada said to be involved in a robbery at a jewellery store in Hosangadi of Kasaragod district of Kerala. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar said that the seven persons were returning in a car with silver articles, cash and some other expensive articles that had been stolen from Rajdhani Jewellers in Hosangadi on Monday morning. Following a tip-off, a team of policemen, led by Sub-Inspector of Police of Ullal Police Station T.R. Pradeep, put up a barricade and waited for the vehicle at K.C. Road. The accused stopped the car before the barricade. As the police approached towards the car, the accused overpowered the Sub-Inspector and a few other personnel and ran away after raining some blows on them. They abandoned the car.More Related News
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