Bengaluru: Two people, who were at large for a year in an attempt-to-murder case, were arrested by CCB police on Saturday. The duo had hatched a plan to murder Kannada cinema producer D Umapati and two history-sheeters.
Police said accused Darshan and Sanju were associates of history-sheeter Bombay Ravi. Ravi runs a gang that competes with rowides Cycle Ravi and Bakery Raghu.
Ravi allegedly hatched a plan to eliminate Umapati, Cycle Ravi and Bakery Raghu on December 20, 2020, near a hotel in Jayanagar. Police learnt about it and arrested seven people, who came to the spot in a minivan with lethal weapons, and foiled their murder bid. “The gang had gathered on the instructions of Bombay Ravi,” police said, adding investigation revealed Darshan and Sanju’s role in the plot and a chargesheet was filed naming the duo as absconding accused persons.
CCB police learned about their presence near a bar in Sunkadakatte and arrested them on Saturday.
