Police nab absconding accused within 24 hours

Assault on man for making culprits cough up fine

Mysuru: Yelwal Police have arrested two persons, who had gone absconding after brutally assaulting a person, who had made them cough up fine for running over a chicken. The arrests have been made within 24 hours of the crime.

The arrested persons have been identified as 24-year-old Pavan and 23-year-old Puneet of Anandoor in Yelwal hobli here. Yelwal Police had registered a case under IPC Section 307 against the accused.

The duo had assaulted 40-year-old Manjunath, a resident of Anandoor village with lethal weapons and had gone absconding. Manjunath, who is being treated at a private hospital here is said to be critical.

A team of Yelwal Police, comprising SI Ganesh, ASI Puttaraju, staff Dhananjay, Girish and Manju, who were behind the accused, arrested them yesterday morning at Biroor Railway Station near Kadur.  

This post was published on July 10, 2017 6:50 pm