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Six held for jewellery heist

Published: 30 Jun 2013 - 01:09 am | Last Updated: 02 Feb 2022 - 02:17 pm

Karwar (Karnataka): Six inter-state dacoits were arrested in Karnataka yesterday for looting gold ornaments valued at millions of rupees from a jewellery shop in Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur June 24, a police official said here.

“The dacoits were nabbed after their car was intercepted at Baleguli cross near Ankola (30km from Karwar) on a tip-off from the Rajasthan Police,” district Superintendent of Police R Dileep told IANS.

The accused are Prakash, Sujeeth Farooq, Hamza Kunhali, Parvat Singh and Abdul Sattar.

Karwar is on the west coast of Uttara Kannada district, about 520 km from Bangalore. IANS