The Begur police have arrested four men, all in their 20s, for allegedly threatening and robbing people at gun point in different parts of the city.
Two country-made pistols have been seized from the accused.
According to the police, the accused Syed Abrar (29), a resident of Marathalli, Nasrullah (24) along with Touseef Ahmed (28), Syed Sheik and Tabreez (28) — all three residents of KG Halli in the city — used to follow their victims and threaten them at gunpoint forcing them to part with their money, cellphones and any valuables they had on them.
More often than not, they targeted people who were going to their neighbourhood bank to deposit money.
The police trapped the gang based on the complaint of one of their victims whom the gang had targeted on April 5.
In his complaint to the police, the victim, Madhusudhan, said the men had accosted him at Hongasandra and made away with his cash.
On April 13, police got a tip-off that they were planning to attack a man near SLV Apartment in Begur. Acting on the information, the police were able to track them down, and nab them.
The police have also seized bullets, two motorcycles, two daggers and cash amounting to ₹80,000 from them.
With this, as many as 22 cases across the city have been solved, according to police officials.
Published - May 03, 2018 12:25 am IST