One person arrested for abduction and burglary near railway station

Mangalore: A notorious burglar was arrested by police on Saturday October 25. A Maruti Omni vehicle used in the crime has also been seized. The arrested has been identified as Santosh Kumar D’Silva (19) from St Joseph’s Nagar Jeppu, Mangalore. He was arrested in connection with the abduction and looting of a traveller near the railway station two months ago.

On August 27, a gang of five persons pulled a man named N Sajan from Kottayam into their Omni car while he was on his way to the railway station to catch a train to go back home. The gang took Sajan to a building under construction and stole his laptop, gold ring and other items. They also snatched his ATM card with which they withdrew Rs 27,000 later.

Sajan later went back to his native place and wrote a letter to the police commissioner and posted it. The police commissioner who took the issue seriously instructed the Pandeshwar police to pursue the matter.

On Saturday police noticed Santosh Kumar driving his car near railway station. When the police signaled to stop his car he tried to escape from them.  The police chased the car and caught him. Later during interrogation Santosh Kumar confessed to his crimes and police are now searching for other gang members.