Three held for dacoity

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru city police have arrested three youths, including a teenager, on charges of committing a dacoity, that was reported at Malali under the Bajpe police station limits on Sunday. The accused – Abdul Aziz, 19, of Kinnikambla in Muluru, Mohammad Mustafa, 23, of Badagulippadi and Ashlesh A Kotian, 20, of Ullaibettu – all from Mangaluru taluk, had robbed Senthil Kumar, who ran a small finance business.
The accused – four in all – armed with a sword and a knife, astride two motorcycles, had waylaid Senthil, who was on his way to Malali on his motorcycle around 2.30pm on Sunday. The accused decamped with Rs 2.05 lakh kept in the box of his motorcycle.
AcusedAbdul Aziz and Mohammad Mustafa were arrested based on a tip-off at Kukkudakatte near Gurupur and Ashlesh at Ullaibettu. During questioning, the accused admitted that they had carried out the dacoity with another person, and efforts are on to nab that person, said city police commissioner Sandip Patil.