Puttur, September 8: Three men were nabbed on Friday in a joint operation by the sleuths of District Crime Detection Squad and Kadaba Police.
Lokesh Poojari (29), resident of Peramogaru of Kedila in Bantwal taluk, Sadashiva Poojari (35) and Harish Poojari (20), residents of Budoli Bollukallu were arrested in connection with a two-week old robbery case registered in Kadaba police station limits.
The accused had allegedly broken into the house of one Govindaiah located at K C Farm near Kadaba on August 25 when his wife Vijayalakshmi was alone at home, and robbed her Mangalsutra worth Rs. 40,000.
Based on her account, a complaint was registered by the Kadaba police.
Acting on the complaint, the Crime Detection Squad nabbed the accused Lokesh and Sadashiva at Mani, and Harish at Kedali. After being produced in court, the arrested were remanded in judicial custody on Friday evening.
