Overview

• Police say the victim accepted a lift at Jalahalli bus stand on August 14 and was diverted toward Dabaspet before being robbed of Rs 5,000 and two phones.
• An FIR was registered at Peenya police station on August 18 based on the complainant’s account.
• Three suspects were arrested on August 25 from a room in Doddanekundi near Marathahalli, and the car allegedly used in the crime was seized.
• The alleged pistol supplier was arrested on September 10 in Horti village, Vijayapura district, after investigators learned he had previously been in jail with the accused.
• Officers recovered a pistol, five mobile phones and the vehicle, the accused confessed during questioning, and all four have been remanded to judicial custody.