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The Mangaluru East police have arrested Adit Gopan, also known as Muttu Krishna, for multiple counts of chain-snatching and vehicle theft in Mangaluru and Udupi. He was apprehended while riding a stolen motorcycle and confessed to using stolen vehicles to commit chain-snatchings, including one targeting an 83-year-old woman. Police recovered stolen property worth ₹5 lakh and linked him to house break-ins in Tamil Nadu. The Mangaluru police have a high rate of recovering stolen vehicles this year.

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Chain-Snatcher and Vehicle Thief Apprehended in Mangaluru; Police Recover ₹5 Lakh in Stolen Goods

Mangaluru, December 5, 2025 – The Mangaluru East police have arrested Adit Gopan, 32, also known as Muttu Krishna, hailing from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in connection with a string of chain-snatching and vehicle theft cases plaguing Mangaluru and Udupi districts.

Gopan’s arrest followed an investigation into the November 21st chain-snatching incident where an 83-year-old woman was targeted in the Kadri area. A special police team, led by Inspector Ananth Padmanabh, apprehended Gopan near Jogi Mutt while he was riding a two-wheeler stolen from the Surathkal police station jurisdiction.

During questioning, Gopan confessed to using stolen vehicles to carry out the chain-snatchings. Police have recovered ₹5 lakh worth of stolen property, including four two-wheelers, linking him to two chain-snatching and four vehicle theft cases. He has been remanded to three days of police custody by a local magistrate.

Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy released a statement highlighting the success of the Mangaluru police in combating vehicle theft. “Of the 72 two-wheelers reported stolen this year, the city police have traced 57 vehicles, achieving a stolen vehicle detection rate of 79%,” he said.

Authorities are also investigating Gopan’s potential involvement in four house break-in theft cases registered in Tamil Nadu, indicating a pattern of moving throughout the country and committing thefts in different locations. The investigation is ongoing.

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