Gang planning to loot vehicle drivers nabbed


Team Udayavani, Sep 4, 2019, 4:32 PM IST

Bantwal: A gang of five persons who were  planning to extort money from truck drivers and other commuters passing by the road at Manchi Katte of Manchi village of the taluk were arrested by the ASI and personnel of Bantwal rural police station at 1.30 am of Wednesday, September 4.

The arrested have been identified as Ummer Farookh alias Chenna Farookh (26), a resident of Goltamajalu village of Bantwal taluk, Mohammed Aboobacker (21), a resident of Mangilapadavu of Bantwal taluk, Rameez alias Mohammed Rameez (22), a resident of Goltamajalu village of Bantwal taluk, Abdul Khader (40), a resident of Manchi village of Bantwal taluk and Khaleel alias Ibrahim Khaleel (22), hailing from Baltila village of Bantwal taluk, presently residing at Nandavara Kote Mane, Sajipa Mooda village, Bantwal taluk. Among the arrested, Ummer Farookh alias Chenna Farookh and Khalil alias Ibrahim Khalila are already facing a case related to murder attempt and arson.

The accused were standing by the roadside in a suspicious manner at Manchikatte and on inquiry they revealed that they were waiting there with intention of looting drivers of trucks or other vehicles passing by. One of the accused identified as Akbar, a resident of Suribail, managed to escape during the operation.

The cops also seized two motorcycles that were in the possession of the gang and during inspection of the vehicles, they found one bent knife of hook shape made of iron, one knife like sickle that had wooden handle, one hacksaw type knife and two grams ganja.

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