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The Devanahalli Police person arrested 9 members of a pack who allegedly posed arsenic officials of a “Human Rights Protection and Anti-Corruption Squad” to rob a 50-year-old businessman of ₹24 lakh successful currency adjacent Devanahalli earlier this month.
According to the police, the incidental occurred connected February 13 astir 10 a.m. The complainant, K. Shankarappa, a nonmigratory of Virgonagar, had reportedly arranged ₹24 lakh aft being assured of receiving ₹90 lakh successful instrumentality arsenic portion of a fiscal deal.
As per the complaint, the accused arrived successful a car bearing a committee speechmaking “Human Rights Protection and Anti-Corruption Squad” and questioned the complainant astir the root of the cash. Threatening him, they allegedly seized the ₹24 lakh successful currency and fled the spot. Based connected CCTV footage, method evidence, and telephone information records, constabulary launched an probe and arrested the accused successful phases betwixt February 13 and 17.
The accused person been identified arsenic C. Krishnakumar Reddy (50), a backstage slope worker from Yelahanka Old Town, S. Ahmed Shariff (48), a existent property cause from Sulibele, Venugopal (49), a petty store proprietor from Bagepalli, allegedly a habitual offender with 3 transgression cases pending against him, Sampagirama (47), a existent property cause and navigator from Amruthahalli, Narayana Swamy (52), a municipality idiosyncratic from Shidlaghatta, Shivakumar K.V. (42), a mixer repair mechanic and operator from Ganjigunte, Chintamani, T.V. Murugeshan (65), a mason from Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh, Malayam Latif (53), a existent property businessman from Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh and Venkatesh (57), a cab operator from Avalahalli, Bengaluru city.
The constabulary said they person recovered ₹14.6 lakh successful cash, 2 cars worthy astir ₹8 lakh, and 13 mobile phones valued astatine astir ₹1.4 lakh from the accused. One of the vehicles utilized successful the transgression bore a fake committee displaying the sanction of the alleged squad.
The arrested accused were produced earlier a jurisdictional court, which remanded them to judicial custody. Efforts are nether mode to hint the remaining absconding suspects. Further probe is successful progress. The constabulary are further investigating to ascertain their transgression inheritance and whether the accused were progressive successful akin crimes before.
