Five arrested for theft of coffee bags

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The java  bean-filled gunny bags seized by Puttur Town constabulary  connected  Tuesday.

The java bean-filled gunny bags seized by Puttur Town constabulary connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The Puttur Town constabulary person arrested 5 persons successful transportation with theft of 80 bags of java beans from a lorry successful the town.

The constabulary gave names of the arrested persons arsenic Ashlesh Bhat, Narayan Shettigar, Mithun Kumar, Vijay Shetty and Mohammed Ashraf. The constabulary seized 80 bags of java beans, 2 autorickshaws and a goods conveyance from the arrested persons.

In the ailment to the police, proprietor and lorry operator Trutesh said helium near a java curing institution successful Periyapatna with a load of 320 60-kg bags of java beans connected December 3. He reached his location successful Kabaka the aforesaid nighttime and parked the lorry adjacent his house. He near the location connected December 4 and arrived astatine the Mangalore Port. The institution unit checked the load and recovered that 80 bags were missing.

Accordingly, Trutesh lodged a ailment astir theft of ₹21.44 lakh worthy of 80 gunny bags filled with java beans.

Published - December 09, 2025 10:51 p.m. IST

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