Five from Rajasthan arrested for jewellery shop robbery in Bengaluru, gold and weapon seized

Five Rajasthan men arrested for Bengaluru jewellery shop robbery; police seized gold ornaments and weapons valued at ₹2.50 lakh.

The Madanayakanahalli police have arrested five persons in connection with a robbery at a jewellery store in Bengaluru. They have recovered gold ornaments and weapons worth ₹2.50 lakh.

The accused are:

All the accused are from Rajasthan and stay in the different parts of Bengaluru, the police said.

According to police, the robbery took place on January 27 at a jewellery and banker’s shop in Dasanapura village under Madanayakanahalli police station limits. The shop-owner lodged a complaint stating that three unidentified persons entered the store when he was in the shop along with his sons.

One of the accused allegedly engaged the shop-owner in conversation by showing jewellery designs on a mobile phone while another entered the shop and pulled out a pistol, threatening those inside. They were joined by a third accused. The accused fled from the spot with gold rings, chains, other ornaments, and ₹50,000 cash.

A case was registered at Madanayakanahalli police stationup. During the probe, police found a mobile phone left behind by the accused in the shop. Based on technical analysis and credible information, the first accused was arrested near a garment shop at Kothanur on February 1. He was produced in court on February 2 and remanded to police custody for 12 days.