<p>Police arrested five people from two separate gangs and recovered 23 stolen mobile phones and three bikes. </p>.<p>Pavan Kumar, Gowtham and Ranganath, all three residents of North Bengaluru, were arrested by Rajagopalanagar police inspector B R Jagadish and his team during the course of an investigation into a mobile phone robbery reported on November 24. Twenty-one phones and two bikes, all worth Rs 6.5 lakh, have been recovered.</p>.<p>Kumar is a habitual offender and was arrested by Nelamangala Town, Jigani and Beguru police for two-wheeler thefts and dacoity bids. He was released on bail. </p>.<p>Ranganath was arrested by Jigani police for preparing to commit dacoity. He was also arrested by Bagalagunte police for stealing bikes and robbing mobile phones.</p>.<p>The arrests helped the police solve cases registered at Rajagopalanagar and Bagalagunte police stations. Police have so far traced the owners of 16 stolen mobile phones. </p>.<p>The gang's latest exploit occurred on the night of November 24 when it snatched the phone of Sudip Majhi, 20, in Chamundipura, Laggere. </p>.<p>In a separate case, Vidyaranyapura police arrested Syed Waseem, 27, and Anees alias Anwar, 24, both from East Bengaluru, and recovered two mobile phones and a two-wheeler from them.</p>.<p>The duo had robbed the phone of one Surendra in Ramachandrapura in broad daylight on December 4. They were previously arrested by Bharathinagar and Madanayakanahalli police for house break-in and robbery. </p>
<p>Police arrested five people from two separate gangs and recovered 23 stolen mobile phones and three bikes. </p>.<p>Pavan Kumar, Gowtham and Ranganath, all three residents of North Bengaluru, were arrested by Rajagopalanagar police inspector B R Jagadish and his team during the course of an investigation into a mobile phone robbery reported on November 24. Twenty-one phones and two bikes, all worth Rs 6.5 lakh, have been recovered.</p>.<p>Kumar is a habitual offender and was arrested by Nelamangala Town, Jigani and Beguru police for two-wheeler thefts and dacoity bids. He was released on bail. </p>.<p>Ranganath was arrested by Jigani police for preparing to commit dacoity. He was also arrested by Bagalagunte police for stealing bikes and robbing mobile phones.</p>.<p>The arrests helped the police solve cases registered at Rajagopalanagar and Bagalagunte police stations. Police have so far traced the owners of 16 stolen mobile phones. </p>.<p>The gang's latest exploit occurred on the night of November 24 when it snatched the phone of Sudip Majhi, 20, in Chamundipura, Laggere. </p>.<p>In a separate case, Vidyaranyapura police arrested Syed Waseem, 27, and Anees alias Anwar, 24, both from East Bengaluru, and recovered two mobile phones and a two-wheeler from them.</p>.<p>The duo had robbed the phone of one Surendra in Ramachandrapura in broad daylight on December 4. They were previously arrested by Bharathinagar and Madanayakanahalli police for house break-in and robbery. </p>
