Date:15/07/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/15/stories/2004071516430300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Inter-State gang nabbed

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JULY 14. The Cubbon Park police have nabbed a seven-member inter-State gang allegedly involved in several cases of burglary, robbery, and theft of car stereos, in Bangalore, Mysore, Srirangapatna, and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.

A seven-member team, led by tInspector K.N. Jitendranath, seized choppers, daggers, and other weapons used by the accused. The police recovered jewellery worth Rs. 1.5 lakh and 13 car stereos from the gang.

The names of the arrested were given as Satish (24) of Mandya, Manohar (20) of Kodagu, Muniyappa (22) of Tumkur, Mohan Naik (20) of Raichur, Sudhakar (20) of Mudigere, Babu (20) of Kolar, and Kumar (20) of Mandya.

The police nabbed the gangsters in Cubbon Park while they moving about in a suspicious manner. The accused were reportedly involved in 32 criminal cases.

The arrested used to waylay people and rob them of jewellery and take away car stereos. The accused used to rob people near banks after taking them to lonely places and tying their hands and legs. They had looted several shops by breaking open the shutters.

In Tirupati, the accused used to pose as pilgrims and rob people who were walking up the hill. "The criminal acts of the accused depended on the situation. If they were in a group they were going for robbery... if any one of them was alone they resorted to chain snatching or picking pockets," Mr. Jitendranath said.