Mysuru police nab 2 more, including kingpin, in shootout and dacoity case

Mysore District

The Karnataka police special team looking into Mysurushootout and dacoity case has made two more arrests in connection with the caseincluding the kingpin, the police said on Wednesday. Six persons were arrestedin the case earlier from different states.

The incident of shootout and dacoity had taken place on Aug23 in broad daylight sending shockwaves in the city. The gang after robbing ajewellery store in Mysuru had shot a passer-by in the head and killed him.

According to police, Mahendra who owned a gold and silverjewellery store in Mysuru is the kingpin in the case. He was in constant touchwith the dacoits and fed regular information to them.

Another accused has been arrested from a bordering villagenear Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, just 10 kilometres away from theLine of Control (LoC), the police said.

It said that business rivalry led to the crime. The accusedwho got information about the shop came to Mysuru a month ago and recced forthe crime. However, CCTV installed in the jewellery store led to their arrest.

The investigations revealed that the kingpin Mahendra was inconstant touch with the dacoits when the crime took place. The accused did arecce of the targeted jewellery shop a day before the commission of crime,according to police.

After committing the crime, the accused had fled to therailway station in an auto with looted gold ornaments and reached Bengaluru. Fromthere, after sharing the proceeds they got dispersed to different states, thepolice sources said.

The police are on the lookout for yet another person inconnection with this case. Earlier also, the police teams went to Rajasthan,West Bengal, Mumbai and Jammu and Kashmir to nab the accused persons.

Meanwhile, the District in Charge Minister, T. Somashekarwho hinted at shunting out top police officers in the police department fromMysuru in the wake of shootout & dacoity and gang rape cases stated that nosuch action will be taken.

"Presently there is no need for transfers. However,instructions will be given to the police department that in future suchincidents should not occur in the city," he said.