Two held for robbing private company staffer

The Yelahanka police and the Hoysala team conducted a joint operation and arrested two persons who were escaping after robbing a private company employee during the wee hours of Sunday. 

The suspects are Mahesh and Kumar. The police recovered Rs 1,300 in cash and a car.
According to the police, Uday Reddy, a resident of Bagalur, was waiting for a vehicle near Yelahanka to return home. Mahesh and Kumar, who were moving around in the area, spotted Reddy, stopped their car and offered him a drop. Minutes later, they threatened Reddy inside the car, robbed Rs 1,300 in cash, pushed him out and escaped.

Reddy called up the police control room and informed about the robbery. The control room staff shared the information with the command centre and alerted the Yelahanka police.

Cops in Hoysala and the Yelahanka night patrolling police began their operation. They spotted the car near Kogilu Circle and detained the duo for interrogation. The duo confessed to the crime.