<p>Vijaya alias Viji (28) of Chikka Begur, and Naga (26), along with their three other accomplices on two bikes, first ambushed a cement-laden lorry near Kudlugate around <br />12.30 am. <br /><br />They thrashed the driver Venugopal and cleaner Mahendra up and snatched Rs 1,100 from the former.<br /><br />At this juncture, Ramesh, a local BJP leader who was returning home on a scooter, stopped and intervened. Angered by his ‘audacity’, they turned their heat on him, dragged him by the collar and snatched Rs 5,000 cash, a cell phone and his scooter.<br /><br />The miscreants’ trail, however, did not stop there. They attacked another lorry.<br /><br />Passersby raise alarm<br />But to their disbelief, passersby came to the driver’s rescue after he raised an alarm. They beat them up and nabbed two of them while three others succeeded in fleeing.<br /><br />According to HSR Layout police, Vijaya was involved in two cases each of murder and attempt to dacoity. <br /><br />Naga, on the other hand, has been accused in the murder of Acchukattu Manju in Siddharth Colony, Madivala some time ago. A case has been registered and the police are on the look-out for the three other accused.<br /></p>
<p>Vijaya alias Viji (28) of Chikka Begur, and Naga (26), along with their three other accomplices on two bikes, first ambushed a cement-laden lorry near Kudlugate around <br />12.30 am. <br /><br />They thrashed the driver Venugopal and cleaner Mahendra up and snatched Rs 1,100 from the former.<br /><br />At this juncture, Ramesh, a local BJP leader who was returning home on a scooter, stopped and intervened. Angered by his ‘audacity’, they turned their heat on him, dragged him by the collar and snatched Rs 5,000 cash, a cell phone and his scooter.<br /><br />The miscreants’ trail, however, did not stop there. They attacked another lorry.<br /><br />Passersby raise alarm<br />But to their disbelief, passersby came to the driver’s rescue after he raised an alarm. They beat them up and nabbed two of them while three others succeeded in fleeing.<br /><br />According to HSR Layout police, Vijaya was involved in two cases each of murder and attempt to dacoity. <br /><br />Naga, on the other hand, has been accused in the murder of Acchukattu Manju in Siddharth Colony, Madivala some time ago. A case has been registered and the police are on the look-out for the three other accused.<br /></p>
