Robbers disguised as policemen arrested for robbing house of businessman

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Almost fifteen days after an ar med gang disguised as police officers attacked and robbed the family of a businessman in Peenya, the police cracked the case by identifying and arresting the accused even though they had made away with the Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the house.

News Trail had reported the incident that took place on December 4. The businessman, Manohar, is a resident of HMT Layout and owns a firm in Peenya.

The incident had taken place when he had gone out for some work while his wife, Sujata and son, Rupesh, were at home.

The gang introduced themselves as police officers and barged into the house around 7:30 pm. The assailants assaulted Manohar's son Rupesh and held Sujata at a knife point demanding her to hand over the valuables to them.

According to the victims' statements, the accused were wearing police uniforms. As they entered the house, the accused dropped their act and brandished machetes and knives to threaten Sujata and her son.

The assailants made away with Rs 60 lakh in cash and 700-gram gold along with the DVR of the CCTV from Manohar's house to avoid detection. Rupesh was rushed to the hospital and treated for his injuries.

Manohar filed a police complaint at Peenya Police Station. Following the investigation, the police teams nabbed eight men in the case so far.

The police are interrogating them to recover the stolen cash and jewellery.