Gang arrested for posing as CBI, assaulting and robbing students

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: A gang of four people was arrested by Soladevanahalli police for posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers and robbing a group of students of Rs 90,000 in the city.

The accused were identified as Pramod, Ananthakrishna, Deepak and Adarsh. According to the police, Pramod's sister used to live at a house in Hesaraghatta and during his visits, he had noticed the Kerala-based students living in a nearby building.

Noticing the lifestyle of the students, Pramod plotted to rob them along with his friends. On May 27, the gang barged into the house posing as CBI officia ls a nd charged the st udents wit h possessing drugs and assaulted them. They forced the students to hold a packet of marijuana that they had brought with them and videographed them.

The four attackers threatened the students saying a drug case would be foisted on them and the video uploaded on social media if they did not transfer Rs 90,000. Following the incident, the students approached the jurisdictional police and filed a complaint.

In a swift action, the police apprehended the accused within 12 hours of the filing of the case. The police seized a handcuff, a fake ID card, an airgun and four mobile phones from the accused. Pramod was a graduate with a Hotel Management Course qualification, police said.