The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Estate agent attacked, robbed of Rs. 37 lakh Crime notes

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Estate agent attacked, robbed of Rs. 37 lakh Crime notes

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BANGALORE: An armed gang attacked an estate agent and his driver on the Bangalore-Mysore highway in Ramanagara district on Monday night and made away with his high-end car along with a bag containing Rs. 30 lakh cash and a Rs. 7 lakh cheque.

Ramanagara Superintendent of Police H.S. Revanna told The Hindu on Tuesday that the incident took place around 8.30 p.m. near Kolur Cross in Channapatna Rural police station limits. Shaukath, a realtor from Jayanagar here, was returning to the city from H.D. Kote in Mysore district after selling 25 acres of land to Prabhu of Mysore. After the registration of the property at the sub-registrar’s office in H.D. Kote, Shaukath collected the cash and cheque from Prabhu and left for Bangalore, Mr. Revanna said.

Around 10 people, who were in a sports utility vehicle (SUV), reportedly trailed Shaukath’s car from Srirangapatna. On nearing Kolur Cross, the occupants of the SUV intercepted Shaukath’s car. They dragged Shaukath and his driver Faizal out of the vehicle and assaulted them. The robbers sped away in Shaukath’s car along with the cash bag, the official said.

Later, Shaukath and Faizal boarded a bus, came to Channapatna and lodged a complaint in the Channapatna Rural police station. The SUV, in which the robbers had come, was found abandoned near Maddur in Mandya district on Tuesday morning. It appears that it was a stolen vehicle, he said.

Special teams have been formed to trace the robbers, who were apparently aware that Shaukath was carrying a huge amount of cash with him, Mr. Revanna said.

Burgled

Burglars struck at a private finance company office in Byatarayanapura and decamped with a computer and Rs. 35,000 cash, the police said.

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