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Two students caught selling stolen mobile phones

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Subramanyapura Police arrested two students on charge of theft and recovered from them 30 mobile handsets worth Rs. 3.15 lakh on Tuesday.

Police identified them as Srikantha Shetty (26), resident of M.B. Nagar, Dharwad, and Umesh (23), resident of Beeranakoppa, Haveri district, and studying MBA at a college in Banashankari.

The two were apprehended when they were attempting to sell mobile phone handsets near Banashankari shopping complex.

On investigation, the accused reportedly told the police that they had resorted to theft to lead a lavish life.

The accused had opened the shutters of S.R. Mobiles in Kadirenahalli using duplicate keys two weeks ago and stolen 30 handsets and Rs. 2,190 in cash.

Whenever they were in need of money, the accused used to dispose of the handsets one by one, the police added.

Attacked

Three miscreants attacked a grocery store owner with lethal weapons before fleeing with his gold chain in Kamakshipalya police station limits on Tuesday night.

According to the police, Prabhakar, resident of 13th Cross, Agrahara Dasarahalli, was running a grocery store near his residence. When he was about to close the shop, three people approached him and bought cigarettes.

Even as Prabhakar was approaching his motorcycle, the miscreants hit him with a sharp weapon and snatched his gold chain. Later, they fled in a car parked nearby, police said.

The Kamakshipalya police have registered a case.

In another incident, Pramod Shankar (28), resident of M.C. Layout, was attacked by five miscreants with lathis in front of his residence in Vijayanagar Police limits on Tuesday night.

According to police, Pramod was running a hotel in Chikpet.

The incident occurred when he came out of the residence after dinner. The motive for the attack is not known. The Vijayanagar police have registered a case.

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