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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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
