Knife-point robbery in Chikkajala, three held

The Chikkajala police have arrested three persons in connection with a knife-point house robbery case in which cash and valuables worth nearly ₹25 lakh were stolen from a residence in the northeastern part of Bengaluru.

The case came to light after Krishnachar filed a complaint stating that two unidentified men had barged into his house on April 18, threatened him with a knife, and forced him to hand over the keys to a cupboard. The accused allegedly escaped with cash estimated at around ₹13 lakh along with several gold and silver ornaments.

Based on the complaint, the police registered a case under relevant sections of the BNS and launched an investigation.

Acting on technical leads and ground-level inputs, the police arrested the first accused, Guruprasad, 33, a resident of Nanjapura village in Jigani, on May 10. Further investigation led to the arrest of two more accused identified as Arbaz, 20, and Jibran, 23, both residents of the Begur area in Bengaluru. Based on the information provided by them, the police recovered ₹12.31 lakh in cash and gold and silver ornaments collectively valued at ₹12.5 lakh.