Bengaluru: Police Constable arrested in house robbery case
Bengaluru: City’s Jnana Bharathi Police on Tuesday arrested a Police Constable on charges of aiding criminals who committed robbery during the night.
The arrested police constable has been identified as Yellappa who was posted on duty at the Bengaluru Airport Police Station.
Yellappa has been accused of Theft when he was previously posted at the Banashankari station division. Later after information pertaining to Yellappa’s primary role in the theft was learnt, he was suspended from duty and an investigation was ordered. Simultaneously, a chargesheet in connection with the theft was also filed against Yellappa.
In the meantime, the police department discovered that Yellappa had again aided burglars and was involved in thefts near Jnana Bharathi, Chandra Layout and Chikkajala. In response, the Jnana Bharathi police took the accused into judicial custody, said the police.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
