Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
Kengeri police on Wednesday arrested two persons who had assaulted a private firm employee with a knife and robbed his I-Phone on February 25.
The accused has been identified as,Salman,22 and his associate,Inzamam,23.
Senior officer told media persons,Based on the complaint filed by Manoj TS,31,a software engineer, the Kengeri police inspector,Vasanth C,and his team swung into action and with the help of police investigation skills and technology inputs the team tracked down the accused and arrested Salman, 22 and his associates Inzamam, 23 and recovered robbed mobile phone and bike and a dagger used to commit the robbery from him.
During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was found that Manoj was waiting outside the metro station for the transport when the duo confronted him and threatened at knife point to handover the mobile .
Manoj tried to resist and was injured in the melee.The duo attacked him with a dagger and escaped with his mobile phone worth Rs 40,000.
The police team analyzed the CCTV footage from in and around the area and arrested the accused.
With their arrest the police have solved another mobile robbery case which is being investigated .
The accused would move around the city on bike and target people having expensive phones,he said.
Finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP, Kodandarama,PI,Vasanth C and his crime team who has done a exemplary and commendable job in nabbing the duo and recovered the stolen mobile and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.
