<p>Acting on a complaint from Goutham, 24, an engineer, Cottonpet police on Tuesday arrested Salman, within hours for having threatened and robbed the former of his valuables.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A resident of Chamarajpet, Goutham was returning home from his relative’s house in Hampi Nagar at about 8.15 am when Salman asked for a lift at Tank Road Junction, Goripalya, the police said.<br /><br />Obliging, Goutham went into the narrow bylanes of Old Pension Mohalla, where Salman wanted to be dropped off. As he stopped his bike near a mosque, two other men, sitting in an autorickshaw got out and snatched the bike keys from Gotuham. <br /><br />Salman and the two men, one of whom wielded a knife, asked Goutham to give them his wallet and mobile phone. The gang took Rs 900 in cash and the phone. Goutham then lodged a complaint with Cottonpet police, who were able to arrest Salman.<br /><br /> The other two are at large. The police said they were helped by a boy, an eyewitness in the case.</p>
<p>Acting on a complaint from Goutham, 24, an engineer, Cottonpet police on Tuesday arrested Salman, within hours for having threatened and robbed the former of his valuables.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A resident of Chamarajpet, Goutham was returning home from his relative’s house in Hampi Nagar at about 8.15 am when Salman asked for a lift at Tank Road Junction, Goripalya, the police said.<br /><br />Obliging, Goutham went into the narrow bylanes of Old Pension Mohalla, where Salman wanted to be dropped off. As he stopped his bike near a mosque, two other men, sitting in an autorickshaw got out and snatched the bike keys from Gotuham. <br /><br />Salman and the two men, one of whom wielded a knife, asked Goutham to give them his wallet and mobile phone. The gang took Rs 900 in cash and the phone. Goutham then lodged a complaint with Cottonpet police, who were able to arrest Salman.<br /><br /> The other two are at large. The police said they were helped by a boy, an eyewitness in the case.</p>