Udupi: Man assaulted and looted of Jewellery worth lakhs of rupees

Udupi, 05 Dec 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: A Deputy Manager of a daily newspaper's Advertisement Department has been assaulted by an unidentified person and looted of jewellery worth lakhs of rupees on Tuesday night on VST Road in the City.

Ravi Shettigar (37), a resident of Indrali Laxmindra, who had gone to Kundapur for office work, had returned to Udupi office at around 10 pm. After keeping files at the office, he was attending nature's call on the office premises. At this point, a miscreant attacked Ravi from the backside, snatched away gold chain worth Rs 2 lakh and fled the scene.

Udupi police have registered a case regarding the incident and launched the search for the perpetrators.