Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Feb 6: Notorious thief, Rameez alias Lemon Tea Rameez (26), son of Muhammed Mustafa, residing in Fauzia Manzil, Sundari Bagh, Ullal here, was arrested by Ullal police on Monday February 5 from Mastikatte, Ullal. Rameez, who happens to be a rowdy sheeter registered in Ullal station with a history of committing thefts, was wanted by the police relating to a case of theft registered sometime back in Ullal police station.

Investigating officer for the case in which Rameez has been booked and Ullal police inspector, Gopikrishna R, executed this arrest. Rameez had gone missing after committing the above theft, it is said. Relating to the said case, a golden chain weighing 16 grams and valued at Rs 50,000 was confiscated from the possession of the accused.

Rameez has been charged with entering the house of Pushpa Reddy (70), wife of the late P Nirmal Reddy at Reddy Cottage, Subhash Nagar in the city when she was alone on December 1, 2017, threatening the complainant and snatching away a golden chain she was wearing around her neck. After the theft he went underground and the case was under investigation. The other person involved with this theft has already been produced in the court. The accused faces three cases of robbery and theft in Ullal staiton, the police said.

The golden chain recovered intact from Rameez happens to be the one he took away from Pushpa Reddy. On being produced in the court, Rameez was remanded to 15 days judicial custody. The operation to find out and arrest the accused was undertaken under the leadership of the city (south) assistant commissioner of police, K Rama Rao, under the guidance of deputy commissioners of police, Hanumantharaya and Uma Prashanth, and as per the directions of city police commissioner, T R Suresh. Police inspector, Gopikrishna K R, was accompanied in the operation by police sub-inspectors, Vinayak Toragal, assistant sub-inspector, Vijayaraj, and others.