The City South police busted a notorious gang of rowdies on Tuesday night near Komala Ramachandran Park in Thyagarajanagar.
On a tip-off, police nabbed Madhusudan, 42, a key aide of gangster Arun Kumar, and his associates Ullah Sharief, 28, Vishwanath, 24, Sateesh, 25, and Pranesh, 22, who were allegedly planning to rob commuters.
Lethal weapons, four two-wheelers and three mobile phones were seized from the gang members.
Police said the gang confessed to hatching a plan to finish off their rival Shivakumar, at the behest of Arun Kumar.
(Published 13 June 2012, 20:26 IST)
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