Mangaluru: The Puttur Rural police and the Mangaluru city police have nabbed 10 persons who were part of a 12-member gang involved in a burglary at the priest’s house in Perigeri Padekari in Puttur taluk on October 25.

It should be noted that ten persons had come in two vehicles to the house of a priest Vishnu Bhat on October 25 and took away gold ornaments, silver articles and Rs. 50,000 in cash after tying the hands of Vishnu Bhat’s wife and a house maid.

Superintendent of Police Bhushan Gulabrao Borase said that the arrested persons were Krishna Shetty (35) of Krishnapura 8th A Block, Milan alias Dhanush (24) of Soorinje, Roopesh Kumar alias Roopi (26) of Krishnapura Surathkal, Miltan Alwyn Pinto (24) of Katipalla, Bharath (19) of Idya, Rakhi alias Rakesh (19) of Soorinje, Rathan alias Rathan Raj (25) of Krishnapura, Suresh Acharya (34) of Perabe, Praveen Kumar (23) of Sullia and Shabari Kumar Naik (23) of Sullia.

Two accused, Yashodhar Shetty alias Yashu (38) of Katipalla and Nagesh of Jogatte are still at large.

Mr. Borase told presspersons on Sunday that Shabari Kumar, who worked as a labourer in a nearby arecanut farm, gave information to jeweller Suresh Acharya and Praveen Kumar about the jewellery and other valuable articles in Vishnu Bhat’s house. Acharya and Praveen Kumar asked Yashodhar Shetty, an accused in murder of Surathakal’s Padu Pai, and his associates to carry out the dacoity.

With the help of Mangaluru Police Commissioner M. Chandra Sekhar and city police personnel, the Puttur Rural police arrested the accused. They recovered gold jewellery Rs. 50,000 and silver articles. Two vehicles and 11 mobile phones used by the accused too have been recovered.