Mangaluru : Surathkal police nabbed two people who had robbed a bag containing jewellery from a woman who had gone for a stroll on a beach at Mukka on August 26. The woman had come to her relatives’ house at Chokkabettu in Surathkal. She had gone to the beach, and on her way back, she was robbed by two youth who made away with her jewellery.

Deputy commissioner of police (crime and traffic) Uma Prashanth said the victim had kept the jewellery she had worn in her handbag, while going to the beach. Accused Muhammad Salman and Tanvir snatched her bag and fled. A case was registered in the Surathkal police station. Police arrested them near Kallappu at Thokkottu and recovered 336.64 grams of gold worth Rs 8.5 lakh from their possession.

Police also seized a motorcycle worth Rs 50,000 from Muhammad Salman, 26, a resident of CPC Compound, Kudroli and a car worth Rs 2.50 lakh from Muhammad Hussain Tanvir, 28, resident of Kaikamba-B C Road in Bantwal taluk.