Delivery boy’s daring act leads to mobile phone thief’s arrest

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Siddapur police have arrested a man who robbed a young woman’s phone in Jayanagar, and stabbed a delivery agent when he tried to retrieve the stolen phone from him. The accused has been identified as Anthony DeSilva, alias Tony. In a cinematic turn of events, a Dunzo delivery boy Surya offered to help a young woman whose phone was stolen by Tony on the main road of 2nd block Jayanagar.

Using the find my device application, Surya was able to track the location of the stolen phone. He found out that Tony had entered the vicinity of Sudhamanagar by bike through the Kalasipalya route. Using the help of a friend, Surya reached the location and confronted the robber.

Tony then threatened Surya, but he refused to budge. Tony pulled out a knife, scratched the delivery boy’s face with it, and threatened to kill him. This particular incident has been caught on CCTV footage. While Tony managed to flee the scene, Surya sustained a grievous injury and was admitted to the hospital.

The delivery boy had filed a complaint regarding the assault at the Kalasipalya police station and the woman whose phone was stolen also filed a complaint in the Siddapur police station. The accused Tony has now been arrested. He was previously an accused in two cases of attempt to murder, four cases of mobile theft and assault cases.

Woman held for killing hubby

The police have arrested a woman, who had killed her husband for questioning her illicit relationship. The victim, Rakesh Thomanga, a native of Nepal, was murdered on November 6 in Vidyaranyapura’s Vaderahalli. His wife Debitambagh and her paramour Babu Ali are the accused.

Matters came to a head when Rakesh got to know about he affair and confronted his wife. A fight broke out and Debitambagh along with Babu Ali strangulated Rakesh to death. Currently, a case has been registered at the Vidyaranyapuram police station and the two accused have been arrested. Further investigations are on.

Woman, son end life

A mother and her son in the city died by suicide in Rajagopalnagar on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Bhagyamma, 57, and her son, Srinivas, 33. Srinivas had recently brought his mother to Bengaluru from his hometown, but this was not liked by his wi fe Sandhya, who used to constantly fight with him over the matter.

On Sunday morning also they had a fight over the issue. Later, Srinivas and his mother decided to take the extreme step by hanging in their house. The police visited the site of the incident and after investigation have registered a case in Rajagopalnagar police station. Srinivas got married to Sandhya for eight years and they have a a six-year-old child.