Armed assailants rob a scooter rider in Benson Town

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A person was intercepted and robbed by two armed assailants near the city's Benson Town in Pulikeshinagar Police Station limits on Wednesday. The incident came to light when CCTV footage of the incident surfaced soon after.

The video retrieved from a nearby CCTV showed a person on a scooter intercepted by two riders who had their helmets on to hide their identities. The incident took place around 2:35 pm, the police said.

As soon as the victim stopped his vehicle, one of the miscreants pulled out a sharp weapon and pointed at the victim, demanding him to part with his valuables, while another accused was seen waiting on his scooter ready to flee the incident after robbery.

The miscreants snatched the wallet and a mobile phone from the victim before speeding away. A case has been registered at the jurisdictional police after the incident was brought to the notice of the Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Thursday.

In a separate incident, an advocate was pulled into a car by three persons and brutally assaulted. A complaint was filed by the victim at the Chennammanakere Achukattu Police Station in the city. Sources from the police said that the incident had taken place on the night of July 24 and the victim was under severe shock after the incident.

Following an investigation, the police nabbed the three accused, identified as Rajesh, Harshit and Bharath. The police said that Rajesh is a habitual offender and a rowdy-sheeter who was recently granted bail.

The three accused had visited advocate Giridhar and allegedly took him in their car. They demanded him to arrange for the bail of their accomplices who are currently in prison. They also robbed him of Rs 10,000 and assaulted him for hours.

They then left Giridhar near his house with a warning that if he reports the matter to the police, he will have to bear the consequences. The three accused are currently being interrogated by the police.