Bengaluru techie arrested for staging robbery to snatch ex-boyfriend’s phone
Bengaluru: A 29-year-old techie and four accomplices have been arrested for staging a robbery to seize her ex-boyfriend’s mobile phone, which reportedly contained private pictures of the two. Initially viewed as a road rage case, police investigations later revealed that the incident was a planned heist orchestrated by the woman.
The accused, P Shruti, along with four men — Manoj Kumar, Suresh Kumar, Honnappa, and Venkatesh, all residents of Kodathi — have been booked on charges of dacoity. Shruti’s friend, Dumpa Vamshi Krishna Reddy of Singasandra, had filed a complaint stating that they were robbed of their phones near a commercial store’s parking lot in Bhoganahalli around 8.30 pm on September 20.
Reddy’s complaint mentioned that a Swift Dzire car rammed into their vehicle from behind, and when he confronted the occupants, two men got out of the car and snatched their mobile phones. However, upon investigation, police discovered that no accident had occurred at the location. The accused reportedly blocked Reddy and Shruti, falsely claiming they had hit their vehicle, and fled with the phones.
Tracing the vehicle led the police to the cab’s driver, who revealed that the car had been booked for four hours. Following this lead, the police apprehended Manoj, a painter, who confessed that the robbery was a premeditated act, arranged by Shruti in exchange for Rs 1.1 lakh.
According to the police, Shruti and Reddy had been in a relationship and were planning to marry, but the relationship soured over personal issues. Fearing that Reddy might misuse their private photos, Shruti sought to get hold of his mobile phone despite his assurances that he had deleted the images. Suspecting otherwise, Shruti allegedly hatched the robbery plan and enlisted Manoj, who had worked at her house a few months earlier, to execute the plan.
After obtaining the mobile phones, Shruti’s attempts to access Reddy’s device were unsuccessful as it was locked. She then discarded the phone by throwing it into Singasandra Lake, the police said.
The Bellandur police have registered a case and arrested all five accused, including Shruti, for their involvement in the crime.
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Congress victory in bypolls not a clean chit to CM in MUDA case: R Ashoka
Srirangapatna (Karnataka), Nov 24: The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Sunday said the Congress party’s victory in the bypolls held for three assembly constituencies is not a clean chit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA scam.
He said the case is still going on in the court of law.
“MUDA case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is still in court but he is calling the bye-election result itself as a clean chit. Only courts can give clean chit and not the elections,” Ashoka said while addressing a gathering in Taggalli in Srirangapatna.
Later, speaking to reporters, Ashoka said results of the bypoll held for three assembly constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur is a victory of money and not a victory of Congress. The BJP leader said his party’s fight will continue against the corruption of the Congress government.
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Separately, in a post on social media ‘X’, Ashoka said the ruling Congress is under the illusion that they have won three worlds just by winning the by-election by diverting money and winning the votes of one community through appeasement politics.
He took a dig at Siddaramaiah for his statement that the opposition had spread lies with regard to the allegation of "Rs 89 crore embezzlement" in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation.
“Didn't you yourself admit in the Karnataka assembly that crores of money were misappropriated in the Valmiki Corporation, is that a lie?” Ashoka questioned.
He has also asked the CM whether returning of 14 sites by his wife Parvathi B M in the MUDA scam was an indirect confession of his crime. “Is it a lie when the Karnataka High Court loudly said that an investigation is needed against you in the MUDA scam?” the BJP leader asked.
