Puttur Rural police have arrested M. Dayanand Naika, 29, of Nettanige Mudnur village, for allegedly stealing 31 grams of gold ornaments and Rs5,000 cash from a house on August 12.
Naika was apprehended from a hideout in Eshamangala village in Puttur taluk, where the police also recovered 30.120 grams of the stolen gold ornaments.
The arrest was made by a team led by sub-inspector Jamburaj Mahajan, assisted by officers including assistant sub-inspector Chandrashekar; head constables Praveen, Madhu, Harish, Subrahmanya; police constables Akash, Yuvaraj, Sharanappa Patil; and reserve sub-inspectors Yagjna, H.G. Hariprasad, and H.G. Nitesh.