The Mangaluru city and the Dakshina Kannada district police are jointly searching for a vehicle in which a gang fled after robbing a businessman Subash Nayak of nearly Rs 4.5 lakh.
According to a complaint registered at Vittla police, Nayak was returning in his car to his house with the day’s earning.
Five men came in a vehicle and blocked his way. The robbers fired in air using a pistol and then snatched the bag containing cash. The robbers then left the scene around 9 p.m.
The police said a team of Vittla police was chasing the vehicle. Information has been passed on to the city police to keep a watch on the vehicle used by the robbers.
“We hope to catch them in the next few hours,” said Superintendent of Police Sharanappa S.D.
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