Robbers target retired professor's house

July 22, 2011

Kasaragod, July 22: A gang of robbers threatened a retired college professor with knife and looted cash and gold ornaments early on Thursday morning on Thursday at Trikaripur, here.

The robbers also took away the car parked in front of the house to escape.

The former Head of the Department of Chemistry in Payyanur College, Professor Manoharan's house was burgled and looted a sum of 24,000 rupees and 14 carat gold ornaments. The car stolen by the thieves was later found abandoned in Payyanur city in the afternoon.

The professor was attacked by a gang of three men and threatened was with knife by keeping it near the neck when he opend the front door of the house to take the newspaper at around 5:00 a.m.

The robbers managed to snatch the keys of safe locker, from where the stole jewelry and cash. They also demanded the mobile phones and car key. Later they absconded after locking the residents inside the kitchen room.

The investigation team under DYSP of Kannagad P Thamban collected the evidence and started the investigation.

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KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai and several party workers had assembled at the airport to receive Venugopal. However, the moment he stepped out, workers began raising slogans backing Shivakumar.

The university programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

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