The Attibele police cracked the case where a consignment of 1,558 pairs of branded shoes of a reputed multinational company were stolen, and arrested three people who had escaped with the truck while it was on its way to a godown from Surya city to Hosakote on December 21.
The accused, Subhan Pasha, Mansoor Ali, and Shakibul Rahman from Assam, are part of a seven-member gang who had unloaded the consignment at a room in Razaqpalya and abandoned the truck in Chikkajala before fleeing the spot. The police recovered the consignment worth ₹1.10 crore while efforts are on to track down the other accused.
Mallikarjuna Baladandi, Superintendent of Police , Bengaluru Rural district, said that it was a well-planned theft as the prime accused had sent his men to the company as drivers a fortnight ago. The accused worked in the shoe company for a few days before fleeing with the truck. The accused had taken around 15 pairs of shoes for personal use and were trying to contact buyers before the police arrested them.
