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Bengaluru constabulary person arrested 4 radical for allegedly masquerading arsenic constabulary officers and robbing a 25-year-old nonmigratory of Vidyaranyapura successful the northeastern portion of Bengaluru connected December 7. The accused person been identified arsenic Mallikarjun.S., alias Malli, 27, Promod V., 30, and Vinay H.T., 36, who posed arsenic constabulary officers, and Hruthvik P., 24, who assisted the trio, constabulary said.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), Mallikarjun, dressed successful a constabulary sub-inspector’s uniform, on with Promod and Vinay, who impersonated constabulary officers successful plainclothes, barged into the victim’s location successful Narasipura Layout, Vidyaranyapura, astir 11.30 p.m. connected December 7.
Mallikarjun allegedly accused the unfortunate of peddling drugs and told him that his location would beryllium searched. The fake officers searched the location and assaulted the unfortunate with lathis and robust rods earlier transferring ₹87,000 from his slope relationship and taking custody of ₹55,000 successful cash.
“They accused maine of earning the seized wealth by selling drugs and took it away. They threatened to publication a drugs lawsuit against maine if I reported the incidental to anyone,” the unfortunate told the police, adding that helium filed a ailment aft increasing suspicious astir the ‘policemen’.
Sajeeth V., Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast), formed a peculiar squad to hint the suspects aft an FIR was registered astatine the Vidyaranyapura constabulary presumption nether BNS Section 311, which deals with robbery. The squad verified that the men were imposters, reviewed CCTV footage successful the vicinity, and followed method leads, yet arresting each 4 accused.
Investigations revealed that the premier suspect, Mallikarjun, was erstwhile a constabulary aspirant who failed the competitory examination. Since then, helium had been posing arsenic a constabulary serviceman successful his colony adjacent Siraguppa successful Ballari district.
Mr. Sajeeth said Mallikarjun, who lives successful Mathikere, got a constabulary azygous stitched successful Kamakshipalya aft failing the exam and purchased each the accessories worn by constabulary personnel. He besides got a photoshoot done successful the azygous and posed arsenic a constabulary serviceman successful his village.
“He met different accused, Hruthvik, successful Kamakshipalya, who tipped him disconnected astir the unfortunate staying unsocial successful his level and having money. Mallikarjun past roped successful his 2 friends and hatched a robbery plan,” helium said.
The accused told the constabulary that they planned to marque speedy money, believing they would not beryllium caught if they impersonated constabulary officers. The constabulary person seized ₹45,000 successful cash, a car, and a two-wheeler utilized to perpetrate the offence.
