New robbery trend 'stone throwers' sighted

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A shocking incident of an alleged attempted robbery came to light after a horrific dashcam video showed unidentified men approaching a car with a stone in hand in the city.

According to the dashcam video recorded by the victim's car, the incident is said to have taken place around three kilometers away from Sarjapura on Monday evening.

The video showed several youths armed with stones in their hand, attempting to stop the victim's car. However upon noticing the dashcam, the youths backed away from the car.

An activist group, Citizens Movement, East Bengaluru, posted the video on its official X account and requested the jurisdictional police to take action in the matter while also highlighting the lack of street lights in the area.

Responding to the post, the Bengaluru police said that the matter is under investigation by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield Division, and the Bellandur Police.