Robbery bid at coffee dealer’s house

Madikeri: Two miscreants made a robbery attempt on the inmates of the house of a coffee and pepper dealer at Virajpet in Kodagu district early on Friday morning. However, alert neighbours foioled their bid in taking away cash and valuables.
In the early hours of Friday, the miscreants cut open the window grills and entered Shabeer Ahmad’s house located near the junction that connects Virajpet and Gonikoppal roads.
The duo allegedly entered the bedroom where Shabeer’s cousin Mohammd Taha, 22, was sleeping. When Taha woke up, they sealed his mouth using a plaster and also wrapped his face with a bedsheet. Hearing commotion, Shabeer entered the bedroom, only to be threatened by the miscreants at knife-point.
Shabeer told the robbers that they can take Rs 40,000 kept in the almirah, “and not to harm any of us”. But when they pushed, Shabeer fell on the ground, after which his wife Kairunnisa cried for help.
Realising that the neighbours were rushing for help, the miscreants fled the spot by taking two cellphones and a power bank. They rushed to a car waiting nearby and drove away.
SP Suman D Pannekar, DSP Jayakumar and CI Kyathegowda visited the spot. Virajpet police are investigating.