How a rent-a-car proprietor busted escape plan of jewelry thieves of Kasaragod

Express News Service
KASARGOD: On Monday, Kasaragod woke as much as a daring heist in a jewelry retailer at Hosangadi in Manjeshwar. Seven robbers sporting masks, bandana and gloves bashed up the watchman, tied and gagged him, and scooted with 15kg of silver ornaments, Rs 4.5 lakh in money, and costly watches. Footage from the CCTV cameras inside ‘Rajadhani’ revealed that the robbers had been inside the shop from 1.30 am to three pm.

The price of the loot — Rs 16 lakh — paled compared to the daredevilry of the robbers. That was as a result of their gasoline cutter couldn’t break open a Godrej Defender locker in Rajadhani. The secure had 5kg of gold jewelry price Rs 2.23 crore, stated Kasaragod DySP P Balakrishnan Nair.

But if the robbers thought not having the ability to strike gold was a mischance, they had been improper. Their luck had run out as quickly as they began the heist experience from Surathkal in Mangaluru.Ullal police put the brake

Around 3.30 am on Monday when the robbers’ Innova entered again into Karnataka, it was waylaid by Ullal police sub-inspector Pradeep and three different officers.

The automotive pulled over with none fuss, stated an officer of Ullal police station. “They thought we were not aware of their Manjeshwar job,” he stated.

But when the police began questioning them, the robbers assaulted the officers and escaped with a bag on foot. “There were six or seven of them. They not only outnumbered us but were also better built,” stated one of many officers on obligation.

All 4 officers had been injured within the assault. But once they checked the automotive, they discovered Rs 2 lakh in money and seven kg of silver ornaments in it. Ullal police have impounded the automotive and the items of proof.

Ullal police have registered an FIR underneath the Indian Penal Code’s Section 353 (assaulting police), Section 457 (house-breaking by evening), and Section 380 (theft from constructing).

Ullal police had been alerted in regards to the heist by Mohammed Musthafa, a businessman who runs Ruby rent-a-car in Surathkal.

“We have identified two of the robbers. One Mohammed Gouse and one Imran Gouse is from Bantwal (in Dakshina Kannada). He is accused of several robberies,” stated an officer in Ullal police station.Kasaragod police have fashioned a staff to trace down Gouse and the remainder of the members of the gang. “We have identified all the members,” stated an officer in Kasaragod police.Rent-a-car proprietor performs sleuth

Around 9 pm on Sunday, Imran and Gouse approached Ruby Car Rental’s Musthafa for a automotive to go to a Sufi shrine at Baba Budan Giri in Chikmagalur district.

When Musthafa provided a hatchback, they insisted on an MUV saying seven of their household had been happening the journey. “So I gave them my personal Innova,” he stated. And that wrecked their meticulous plan.

Musthafa had fitted his Innova with a telematics field with a SIM card. It has a real-time monitoring machine and sends all of the important parameters of the automotive – similar to RPM and engine oil stage and temperature – to his cell phone. If wanted, he can silently activate the microphone embedded within the field. None of those was recognized to Gouse and Imran.

Around 10.30 pm when Mushtaq was about to hit the mattress, he received a notification on his cell phone that the Innova was dashing at 100 kmph on Kankanady highway in the direction of Kasaragod.

Baba Budan Giri is 200km east of Surathkal, and Manjeshwar is 40km down south on the identical NH66.

“I found that odd. Imran and Gouse told me that they were leaving for Baba Budan Giri at 5 am. They should be sleeping early rather than speeding on the road,” he stated.

Musthafa checked the app linked to the telematics field and located that the automotive was parked in entrance of a restaurant at Kankanady. “That made me really suspicious,” he stated.

Musthafa’s instinct had made him cross-check along with his neighbour and fisherman ‘Khaali’ Musthafa earlier than giving the automotive to Gouse. “Khaali told me he knew them, and that they are going to the dargah,” he stated.

When the Innova was idling at Kankanady for a very long time, Musthafa determined to activate the microphone contained in the automotive. What he heard confirmed his suspicion. There had been a number of individuals contained in the automotive talking Kannada and Tulu. There was no point out of breaking into a jewelry store. “But they talked about a deal, covering the brake lights, and changing the number plate of the car,” he stated.

He instantly alerted officers within the Crime Branch of Dakshina Kannada police. But he misplaced sign from the automotive due to the heavy rain Sunday evening. 

By the time he received again the sign, the automotive was in Manjeshwar. But the sport was over for Gouse and his staff.