Bengaluru: In a sudden raid operation that was carried out in the early hours of Saturday, the CCB police seized marijuana, knives, mobile phones, Sim cards, and several other items from the prisoners jailed in the Parappana Agrahara prison in the city. 

 Based on the information that the prisoner inside the prison system was using mobile phones, planning criminal activities to be carried outside from within the jail, and also consuming narcotic substances, the raid operation was initiated, the CCB police informed. 

“As part of the plan to crush all rowdy activities inside the jail, the CCB police conducted a raid inside the Parappana Agrahara prison accompanied by the canine squad. During the operation, marijuana, tubes used to smoke marijuana, mobile phones, Sims and knives were seized from the prisoners” the Joint Police Commissioner for Bengaluru Crime Division Sandeep Pateel informed.

Houses of Rowdy Sheeters also raided: It is learned that the houses of several rowdy sheeters were also raided by the police on Saturday morning. During the raids, deadly weapons and several other items were seized, the police informed.

 

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Gangolli: In an operation, the Gangolli police arrested a couple accused of a house robbery within seven hours of the incident.

The accused, identified as Vinayak (41) and his wife Pramila (30) from Gujjadi, were taken into custody following a coordinated investigation by the police team.

The robbery took place on the morning of January 21 when a bag containing jewelry was stolen from a house near Trasi Beach. Among the stolen items were a 16-gram gold necklace, a 16-gram bangle, and three gold rings weighing 3 grams, with the total value of the jewelry estimated at Rs 2 lakh. The culprits fled the scene on a scooty.

Following the registration of the case at the Gangolli police station, SSI Harish R. and a team comprising officers Shantaram, Raju, Nagaraj, Raghavendra, Sandeep Kurani, Maruti Nayak, and Dinesh swiftly gathered intelligence and tracked down the suspects by 8 p.m. on the same day. The stolen gold ornaments and the vehicle used in the crime have been recovered.

The accused were presented before the court, and further legal proceedings are underway.

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