Notorious robber shot at, nabbed

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Sleuths of the city police were forced to open fire in selfdefence after a notorious offender attempted to attack them in a bid to avoid arrest on Tuesday.

According to sources from the police, two rounds were fired by the police. One was fired in the air to warn the accused to surrender and another was fired on the right leg of the accused person.

The accused was identified as Yasser Rehman alias Ghor, 23, a resident of Sultanpalya in RT Nagar, here. Police said that Rehman was accused in more than nine ar med robberies besides a few chain and mobile phone snatching cases, which are registered against him.

It is alleged that in the last week he had targeted and robbed around five people in the city. The cops had initiated a search to nab the accused.

On July 7, a woman entrepreneur and a resident of Vayalikaval was walking towards a bank when two bike-borne assailants snatched her mobile phone and fled.

The woman filed a case regarding the incident at the Sadashivanagar Police Station following which the search operation was intensified with three teams of personnel, attached to Sheshadripuram, Vyalikaval and High Grounds Police Station, deployed to nab the accused.

Another accused who is already in police custody was once an accomplice of Yasser. Sources from the police told News Trail that the cops gathered information about Yasser from the accused and based on his information tracked his movements.

Around 5.30 am on Tuesday, a Hoysala received a tip-off about Yasser roaming near Bengaluru Palace Grounds in Sheshadripuram Police Station l.

A team of cops led by Inspector Hemanth Kumar reached the spot and surrounded Yasser. However, the accused pulled out a dagger and attacked police constable Keshavamurthy. Inspector Kumar initially fired in the air and warned Yasser to surrender.

When the accused continued attacking the cops, Kumar shot at Yasser in his right leg and nabbed him. The accused was immediately shifted to a hospital in the city. Further investigation is underway