Newskarnataka – Kasargod

Kasargod: A special police squad of Kasargod has arrested a gang of five inter-state dacoits. The arrested include a juvenile from Pandeshwar in Mangalore.

Others  arrested are Shibu(41) of Kutyadi, Haneef (40) of Bevinje, Ismail (44) of Kanhangad Avikkere and Junaid (18) of Hosangady.

Police informed that the accused were wanted in over 50 dacoity cases reported from various places right from Kozhikode to Mangalore. During interrogations, they have admitted to be part of 20 dacoity cases, police said.

The accused have targeted temples, jewellery shops, houses, shops and mobile outlets. The police gathered clues about them while  investigating  the  case of burglary of a house at Povval  in Adoor police station limits. The police could zero in on the accused by tracking the mobile phone which the thieves had stolen from the house.

One of the arrested Shiju who was arrested  earlier in a case was released just three months ago.

The investigation team suspects the involvement of more persons  in the dacoities.