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Murugandi Thevar, cardinal fishy successful Mangaluru's Rs 15 crore golden robbery, changeable by constabulary aft attempting to flee. (Express Photo)
The Mangaluru constabulary investigating a Rs 15 crore robbery – wherein 18.3 kg of golden was stolen from a cooperative slope successful the metropolis connected January 17 – changeable a cardinal accused successful the lawsuit beneath his genu connected Saturday aft the accused allegedly attacked policemen and tried to fly during the process of uncovering a weapon hidden by an accomplice up of the robbery.
The Mangaluru constabulary said Murugandi Thevar, 36, who was arrested 3 days aft the robbery from Tirunelveli successful Tamil Nadu, volunteered to uncover the determination of a weapon hidden by an associate, identified arsenic Shashi Thevar, astatine a determination successful Mangaluru. But helium allegedly attacked the accompanying policemen erstwhile helium was taken to the Ajji Nadaka neighbourhood.
“In response, the Ullal Inspector archetypal fired a informing changeable into the air. However, arsenic Murugandi Thevar continued to fly contempt the warning, a 2nd circular was fired beneath his knee,” the Mangaluru constabulary said.
Following the incident, constable Manjunath and Murugandi Thevar were admitted to a backstage infirmary for aesculapian treatment.
Earlier connected January 21, soon aft 3 of the 8 persons progressive successful the January 17 slope robbery were arrested successful Tamil Nadu, the Mangaluru metropolis constabulary fired gunshots astatine 1 of the arrested accused.
The suspect, Kannan Mani, 36, who was besides arrested successful Tirunelveli connected January 20, was changeable aft helium was taken for a spot inspection astatine the transgression country astatine the slope successful Kotekar. He was changeable successful the limb aft helium reportedly tried to onslaught escorting officers.
The pack progressive successful the Kotekar cooperative slope robbery successful Mangaluru is allegedly linked to respective crimes that person occurred successful Mumbai.
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Murugandi Thevar, who reportedly drove the Fiat car utilized for the January 17 robbery astatine the Kotekar cooperative bank, is besides accused of engagement successful a 2016 equipped robbery astatine the Popular Finance Company successful Seawoods successful Navi Mumbai, wherever golden and currency to the tune of Rs 6 crore were looted by a five-member gang. Murugandi Thevar was besides the alleged operator of the getaway car successful the 2016 Navi Mumbai robbery and was retired connected bail successful that case.
The 2 others who person been arrested by the Mangaluru constabulary for the January 17 equipped slope robbery person been identified arsenic Yosuva Rajendran alias Joshua alias Prakash, 35, from Dombivli West and Kannan Mani alias Manivannan, 36, from Chembur successful Mumbai.
The constabulary person recovered the full 18.3 kg of golden looted from the Kotekar slope from the location of Murugandi Thevar successful Tirunelveli.
The constabulary fishy the relation of a section informant presently identified by Murugandi Thevar arsenic Shashi Thevar successful carrying retired the robbery astatine the slope located successful Ullal successful Mangaluru.
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