Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
The Girinagar police on Wednesday arrested a man for stealing tender coconuts which were stored on footpaths in and around South Division for the last three months.
The accused Mohan,a native of Tamilnadu used to sell tender coconuts earlier and addicted to online gambling.
He incurred huge loss and started stealing coconuts from other vendors to repay the loan he borrowed to gamble.
Senior officer told reporters the accused would move around in a car during night time to identify convenient places where tender coconuts are stored on roadside .
He would load them in a car and sell it to other vendors to make money.
Using similar modus operandi,the accused had stolen 150 tender coconuts belonging to Rajanna few days ago.
Based on a complaint, the Girinagar police gathered CCTV footage from in and around and zerored in on the accused .
The police recovered tender coconuts along with the car and a bike total worth Rs.8 lakh from him.
