JOIN USThe victims, Hukund Chand and his son H Rohit, own a jewellery store in Chikpet and were returning to their house in Lakshminarayanapura in Srirampura on a two-wheeler, when three men, aged between 20 and 25 years, rammed their vehicle into their bike.
The victims grew suspicious and cried out for help, while speeding up their bike to reach a safer place. But the muggers rammed into them again and the victims fell to the ground. The suspects then assaulted them and snatched the bag containing gold.
Corals recovered
Forest cell officers arrested two persons and recovered 11 kg corals worth Rs one lakh. The suspects are George (23) from Magadi Road and Kiran Kumar (26) from K P Agrahara.
Based on a tip-off, the officers raided R D Aquarium on Magadi Road and found an aquarium box with the corals hidden in a bag. The officers seized the corals after the suspects failed to produce any documents for them.