Archive · 31 Jan 2026
Inter-District Thief Arrested in Mangaluru
A man named Mohammed Imran NM was caught by the police in Mangaluru.
He stole a bag from a bus that had gold jewelry and money.
The bag belonged to some women and an older person who were traveling to Bengaluru.
The police found the stolen gold and some cash from the thief.
He has been caught many times before for similar crimes.
The police think he likes to steal from buses and houses.
He was taken to court and will stay in jail for now.
Mohammed Imran NM, a 44-year-old from Madikeri, was arrested for stealing a bag containing gold ornaments and cash from a KSRTC bus in Bijai, Mangaluru.
The stolen bag, containing 46.28 grams of gold worth Rs 6,47,920 and Rs 5,000 in cash, was recovered from the accused.
The theft occurred on January 23, 2024, around 7 pm, and the accused was arrested near Mangaluru Central Railway Station on January 28, 2024.
Mohammed Imran is a habitual offender with 11 cases registered against him in various police stations for bag and house thefts.
The accused was produced in court on January 29, 2024, and remanded to judicial custody.
- Who
- Mohammed Imran NM, a 44-year-old resident of Madikeri in Kodagu district
- What
- Theft of a bag containing gold ornaments and cash from a KSRTC bus
- When
- The theft occurred on January 23, 2024, around 7 pm. The accused was arrested on January 28, 2024.
- Where
- The theft took place at the KSRTC bus stand in Bijai, under the Barke police station limits in Mangaluru. The accused was arrested near Mangaluru Central Railway Station.
- Why
- The accused is a habitual offender who targets bags containing valuables at bus stands and is involved in multiple theft cases.
- Accused Name
- Mohammed Imran NM
- Age
- 44
- Residence
- Madikeri, Kodagu district
- Gold Recovered
- 46.28 grams (worth Rs 6,47,920)
- Cash Recovered
- Rs 5,000
- Theft Date
- January 23, 2024
- Arrest Date
- January 28, 2024
- Number of Cases
- 11
