The Basaveshwara Nagar police have arrested five youths on charges of robbery and dacoity, and seized lethal weapons and mobile phones from them.
The police said that Govindraju (20), Ramu (20), Punith (19), Nitya alias Nityananda (19) and Kiran (19) would target people walking in desolate places and rob them. The gang has been named in several cases in police stations across the city and were picked up from their residences in Padmanabha Nagar and Kamala Nagar.
“The youths had taken to crime to lead a lavish lifestyle,” an officer said.