KOCHI: Ernakulam Rural police on Sunday arrested one more person in connection with an attempted highway heist at Nedumbassery. The arrested person has been identified as Ratheesh Manapurath, 31, of Nilambur, Malappuram. The case pertains to the attempted robbery at Kariyod near the Cochin International Airport Ltd (Cial) in the early hours of July 8.
Police had arrested three accused from the spot. Athul, 30, of Nilambur, Anshif, 19, of Pavaratti and Vibeesh, 21, of Kozhikode were the arrested. Ratheesh however had managed to escape from the spot.
A special investigation team was formed by district police chief (Ernakulam Rural) K Karthick to probe the matter considering the proximity of the airport from the spot.
One arrested for theft
Police arrested a 44-year-old man for allegedly looting Rs 70 lakh worth of dry fruits and spices from a dealer shop.
The accused has been identified as Shanavas, 44, of Pantheernacavu. The accused was a staff of the dry fruits dealer. The owner of the establishment filed a police complaint after finding grave mismatches while checking the stock at his warehouse. Police investigation found that the accused used to smuggle out the products in sacks from the warehouse.
Man held for cheating
Munambom police arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly duping a Kuzhuppilly native of Rs 18,000 by promising him an expensive parrot.
The arrested person has been identified as Naveen Joseph Fernandez. According to police, he gave an advertisement saying that expensive parrots were with him for sale. Seeing the advertisement the Kuzhuppilly native approached him and paid Rs 18,000 as an advance through bank account transfer. However, the accused failed to deliver the parrot or the money to the complainant, police said.
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