Two accused of robbery and shooting arrested

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Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi inspecting the valuables recovered from 2  persons accused of robbery and shooting, successful  Vijayapura connected  February 19.

Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi inspecting the valuables recovered from 2 persons accused of robbery and shooting, successful Vijayapura connected February 19. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The Vijayapura constabulary person arrested 2 persons charged with equipped robbery and shooting astatine a antheral successful Halasangi village.

A squad of officers led by Ramanagouda Hatti, Additional Superintendent of Police, tracked down and arrested Hanamant Mallappa Waghole, 28, and Shivaraj alias Gaudappa Rausaheb Navi, 28, some residents of Pune successful Maharashtra.

Investigators recovered 205 grams of golden ornaments and 1kg of metallic ornaments valued astatine astir ₹22,00,000, 3 country-made pistols (including the 1 utilized during the offence successful Vijayapura district), 26 unrecorded cartridges, an aerial gun, a bike, masks, jacket, helmet, manus gloves, and different materials utilized for the offence.

Laxman Nimbargi, Superintendent of Police, told reporters successful Vijayapura connected February 19 that the 2 persons rode into the colony and robbed Bhoomika Jewellery store connected January 26. The owner, Maharudra Kanchagar, had complained that they had robbed golden and metallic ornaments of astir ₹22,00,000. The accused had concealed their identities by covering their faces with achromatic cloth and wearing helmets. They came connected a achromatic motorcycle and changeable astatine an guiltless bystander and a crowd, injuring some.

A lawsuit was registered astatine Zalaki Police Station nether Sections 311 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959.

The Superintendent of Police thanked and congratulated members of the 2 teams constituted for the purpose. They included Sadashiv Kattimani and Sunil Kamble, Deputy Superintendents of Police, Parashuram Mangooli, CPI, Manjunath Tirakannavar, Somesh Gejji, and Rakesh Bagali, Police Sub-Inspectors, and different transgression and method unit members.

“Through relentless efforts, method expertise, and effectual investigative skills, the probe teams succeeded successful tracing and arresting the accused wrong conscionable 20 days of the incident. In appreciation of their commendable work, each serviceman and unit subordinate of the probe squad has been awarded idiosyncratic commendation certificates,” the Superintendent of Police said.

Published - February 19, 2026 08:13 p.m. IST

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