Home guard among 3 arrested for looting elderly

Incident took place on February 7, when Sundaram was looted of Rs 6 lakhs in cash and Rs 3 lakhs worth gold biscuits

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Byatarayanapura Police have arrested three men including a home guard personnel for posing as policemen and looting a senior citizen by threatening him earlier this week, police said here on Friday.

Lately, there have been many reported incidents of miscreants extorting people by posing as police officials in the city. In the latest incident, the accused were identified as Manjunath, 39, of Bapuji Nagar, Arun Kumar, 33, of Kalidas Circle, and Nagaraja, 31, of Kasturba Colony in Girinagar.

While Manjunath is a home guard, his two acquaintances are autorickshaw drivers, a senior police officer has said. The police have also confiscated Rs 6 lakhs in cash, one gold nugget weighing 167 grams, an auto rickshaw, and a car from the accused persons.

The incident took place on February 7, when Sundaram, a senior citizen, who was traveling to Coimbatore, was walking towards Satellite Bus Stand on Mysuru Road when he was approached by two men dressed in black jackets. They introduced themselves as cops and asked Sundaram to open the bag for checking.

The duo was joined by the third man, who arrived in a car, and all three of them looted Sundaram of Rs 6 lakh in cash as well as gold biscuits worth Rs 3 lakh. The Byatarayanapura Police officers, who registered a case and investigated the matter, arrested the three accused.