Auto driver held for theft

Bengaluru: Sanjay Nagar police nabbed an autorickshaw driver who had allegedly fled with a passenger's bag containing Rs 1.65 lakh in cash and other valuables in the city.

According to the complaint, the incident happened on October 14 when the complainant had taken an autorickshaw to reach Shantinagar from Gangamma Circle. The complainant claimed that during the ride, he had asked the driver to stop at Gangenahalli to buy a water bottle.

However, as soon as he alighted, the driver drove off with two bags containing Rs 1.65 lakh in cash and other valuables.

Youth found hanging

In a shocking incident, a 28-yearold employee of a private firm was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside his rented accommodation near Peenya in the city. The deceased was identified as Dushyanth, a native of Chennagiri taluk in Davanagere district, police said.

He had rented the room in Shivapura, the cops said. One of the roommates of Dushyanth had reportedly alerted the police about his death around 8 pm on Wednesday.

Betting racket

CCB officials nabbed a person allegedly running a cricket betting racket in the city and seized Rs 25,000 from him along with the mobile phone used in the crime.

Police said the CCB sleuths had raided a place near RMC Yard police station following a tip off that a person was accepting money for betting on the T20 cricket match played between Australia and Sri Lanka.