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Bengaluru Police Arrest Four Over Home Robbery by Fake Officers

Police say a special team used CCTV with technical leads to track the suspects, recovering cash and vehicles.

As the inquiry into the Bengaluru cash van robbery on November 19 unfolded over the next 60 hours, the trail led back inside the police force itself. (PTI)
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Bengaluru: The culprits, posing as law enforcement, threatened the victim to obtain cash and digital transfers, leading to their swift capture by the police.

Overview

  • The December 7 incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. at a flat in Narasipura Layout, Vidyaranyapura, where three men entered posing as police, including one in a Sub-Inspector uniform.
  • The attackers accused the 25-year-old resident of selling drugs, assaulted him, seized ₹55,000 in cash, and forced an online transfer of ₹87,000.
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police Sajeeth VJ said a robbery case was registered under BNS Section 311 before a special team verified the impersonation via CCTV and other technical evidence.
  • Police arrested Mallikarjun S (27), Promod V (30), Vinay H T (36), and Hruthvik P (24), and seized ₹45,000, a car, and a two-wheeler; the accused also recorded video during the search.
  • Investigators say prime suspect Mallikarjun, a failed PSI aspirant, had a stitched uniform and posed as an officer in his village, with the robbery planned after a tip-off allegedly provided by Hruthvik.