Bengaluru Police Arrest Four Men for Robbing Resident, Recover Stolen Items

A week after a Bengaluru resident was robbed of Rs 1.4 lakh by a gang who barged into his house, the Vidyaranyapura police Sunday announced the arrests of four men in the case, including a person who posed as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) during the incident. The arrested men have been identified as Mallikarjuna H, 27, Pramod V, 30, Vinay H T, 36, and Hruthvik P, 24. The police also recovered Rs 45,000, a car worth Rs 6 lakh, and a two-wheeler from Mallikarjuna. Officers said that on December 7, Mallikarjuna barged into the house of elevator technician Naveen K A around 11.30 pm, claiming that he was from the Central Crime Branch (CCB). He was wearing a police uniform and was accompanied by the others who were in civilian clothes and claimed to be from the ‘special unit’.