Hubballi: In Hubballi today, police gunfire echoed once more as officers engaged in a shootout with two burglars who had attempted to rob a home. During the operation, one suspect was apprehended while the other managed to escape.The accused, named Irshad, Akbar, and Shamsad Khureshi, were involved in a burglary incident that took place near the residence of a local leader, Basavaraj Horatti, on March 1.
The burglars had successfully fled the scene after the crime. While the police were interrogating the suspects, they attempted to assault the officers to escape. In self-defence, the police fired at the criminals.
As a result of the incident, three police personnel sustained injuries and were taken, along with the two suspects, for medical treatment at KIMS Hospital. Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar stated, “On the 1st of this month, a burglary occurred in an apartment, resulting in the theft of items worth approximately 20 lakhs.
Similar burglary cases have been reported in Vidyagiri, Dharwad City, and Keshavpur police stations in the past.”As the police were investigating, they discovered that this gang had been active in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The burglars often travelled in luxury cars and stayed in prestigious hotels.
They identified wealthy neighbourhoods in major cities and planned their burglaries accordingly. This notorious gang, numbering between 15 to 20 members, operates across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. “D.