Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
The KR Puram police on Thursday arrested two habitual offenders and recovered stolen valuables worth Rs.6,2 lakh from them.
The accused Rafiq Khan,27,from Govindapura and his associate Vinay Venkataramanappa,20, from Kolar were involved in four criminal cases including a robbery, two house breaks and a bike theft cases reported in and around whitefield division.
The accused were arrested when they were moving suspiciously In Ayappa Nagar to recce the locked house in a stolen bike.
The police patrolling team intercepted them and a detailed questioning led them to confess to the crime.
Based on their confession the police recovered the stolen valuables from a gold shop where the accused had pawned to get money for his vices.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,CH Pratap Reddy has appreciated Addl CP East,A subramanyeshwara Rao,DCP Whitefield,Girish S,ACP,Shanthamallapa,PI,Nandish HL,PSI,Praveen BN,and crime staff as,Venkataraju,Arif Pasha, Venkatesh,Adinarayan,Firoz Ahmed,Hanumantha Nayak,Jating Rai,Shashikumar Kambale,Shivangowda,Devappa and others has been appreciated for the commendable job done by them in nabbing the notorious HBT offender for the exemplary work done by the team a suitable reward will be given to whole team he added.