The recent bank robberies in Bidar and Mangaluru have left the entire state on edge. Adding to the concern, another major heist took place at Canara Bank in Basavanabagewadi, Vijayapura district, where gold ornaments weighing 58 kg and worth crores were stolen. The case has presented a serious challenge for the police, especially after reports emerged that black magic was used to mislead the investigation.
In response, eight special teams have been formed to crack the case, and authorities have assured that the culprits will be caught soon.
Recently, in a shocking daylight heist in Bidar, motorcycle-borne assailants killed two security guards and robbed 93 lakhs in cash from an ATM cash transport vehicle.
In another incident, a 35-year-old man was hacked to death inside a bakery shop over alleged enmity and a property dispute in this district, police said on Monday.
The incident, which occurred in Tavaragera town of Kushtagi taluk on May 31, was captured on a CCTV camera, they said. Seven people have been arrested in connection with the murder, police said, adding efforts are on to trace three other accused. In the footage that has now gone viral on social media platforms, Chanappa Narinal can be heard screaming and running into the bakery as the accused chase him. He was allegedly beaten up and attacked with machetes by a group of miscreants inside the bakery. He was also allegedly hit on his head with a wooden log. After the incident, the accused fled the spot immediately.
"Out of the 10 people involved in the murder, we have arrested seven of them, including the four who attacked the man. Efforts are on to nab the remaining three accused who instigated them to attack the victim," Koppal Superintendent of Police L R Arasiddi told PTI.