The North East Division police cracked the case of the foiled robbery bid at a jewellery shop in Kodigehalli, in which two at the shop sustained gunshot injuries, and arrested a gang of four inter-State robbers involved in over 20 criminal cases. With the help of vital clues, the police tracked down the accused to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and pinned them down.
On March 14, the accused, armed with county-made weapons barged into Lakshmi Bankers and Jewellers situated in Lottegolahalli, Devinagara at around 11.15 a.m. and threatened the owner and the employee at gunpoint to handover the valuables. They opened four rounds of fire at Hapuram, the owner, and Antharam, an employee, when they resisted the robbery bid. Two rounds hit Hapuram in the torso while one hit Antharam in the leg. The assailants sped away as people rushed towards the shop for help.
