Udupi: A motorcycle-borne miscreant robbed a fisherwoman of her 32gram gold chain when she was returning home near Board High School here on Sunday.
According to the complaint that Varija, 57, a resident of Brahmagiri, has filed at Udupi town police station, the incident happened when she, along with her sister, was walking on the road behind the school. She was carrying a fish basket on her head.
The miscreant, aged around 30, came from behind, snatched her chain valued at Rs 1.20 lakh and fled. A case has been registered at Udupi town station, SP N Vishnuvardhan said, adding that efforts are on to curb such incidents. “I have asked our officers to keep an eye out for youths wandering suspiciously on motorcycles,” he said.
Man drowns off beach
A man, who ignored warning from locals and went for a swim at Kodi beach, drowned on Monday. Police identified the victim as Manjunath, 35, of Nalagunda. The victim, who had befriended a couple and promised them a job, went with them to the beach. Police said Manjunath entered the water in an inebriated state.
Efforts by local youths to save him went in vain. A case of unnatural death report has been registered at Kundapur town police station. The victim and the couple were daily wage labourers residing at a temporary shelter near Gandhi Maidan in Kundapur, police said, adding the body has been kept at the local government hospital mortuary.