Mangaluru: A jeweller who had complained that bike-borne robbers had sprayed chilli powder into his eyes and forcibly taken away 54 grams of gold ornaments he was carrying near Jeppu Mahakalipadpu, has been arrested. The police have found that the story created by Harish Acharya was a concoction of lies.
Acharya had filed complaint in Pandeshwar police station here, saying that he was carrying 54 grams of gold ornaments from his shop at car street here on March 21 for being delivered to Haji Gold and Diamonds at Thokkottu, when unknown people had intercepted him near Mahakalipadpu, sprayed chilli powder, and robbed him of gold worth Rs 1,35,000.
When the police subjected Acharya to intense, they realized that the complaints were fake, as Acharya confessed that he put together this story as he was facing financial crisis. Acharya had himself sprayed chilli powder into his eyes. He also stole gold ornaments belonging to his parents-in-law, who were on a visit to his house, to compensate for the jewellery he had to give to Haji jewellery.
