Bantwal : Police arrested a person connected to looting the cash after fooling the owner a grocery store at Kuddupadavu.

The accused identified Shafi alias Mohammed Shafi (27), a resident of Uppinangady Nejigaru Ambottu. The police are on the search of the second accused.

It is said, the duo had approached a grocery store to purchase cattle feed and when the owner was tendering change they looted Rs 33,000 from him by distracting the owner.

The accused mislead the police wearing a saffron colour shirt, though, the police were succeded in arresting the culprit.

Accused Shafi involved in a rape case in Puttur city police station and also in four cases of theft in Beltangady and one theft case in Mangaluru. The accused has been produced to the court.

Assistant sub-inspector of Vittal police station Vinod K S and his team were successful in arresting him.