<div align="justify">The southeast division police of Bengaluru police has arrested an inter-state gang of two from Tamil Nadu and recovered Rs 30 lakh worth of 85 laptops from them.<br /><br />Ramesh Kaliyappa (27), of Ambur, and Manikantan Shivakumar alias Mani (29),of Chennai, used to target rooms and paying guest accommodations in Bengaluru, where bachelors and software engineers resided, while acting as beggars.<br /><br />They had a fake medical certificate and acted as deaf and dumb, police said. They mainly operated in Madiwala, Mico Layout, Koramangala, Byatarayanapura and HSR Layout.<br /><br />Ramesh had been visiting Bengaluru since 2015 and stayed in low-cost hotels. He would do a recce of homes that he could target early in the morning. He stole laptops through windows, and sometimes through the main doors, added the police. Manikantan runs a laptop sales and service shop in Chennai and used to sell stolen goods for higher price, the police said.</div>
<div align="justify">The southeast division police of Bengaluru police has arrested an inter-state gang of two from Tamil Nadu and recovered Rs 30 lakh worth of 85 laptops from them.<br /><br />Ramesh Kaliyappa (27), of Ambur, and Manikantan Shivakumar alias Mani (29),of Chennai, used to target rooms and paying guest accommodations in Bengaluru, where bachelors and software engineers resided, while acting as beggars.<br /><br />They had a fake medical certificate and acted as deaf and dumb, police said. They mainly operated in Madiwala, Mico Layout, Koramangala, Byatarayanapura and HSR Layout.<br /><br />Ramesh had been visiting Bengaluru since 2015 and stayed in low-cost hotels. He would do a recce of homes that he could target early in the morning. He stole laptops through windows, and sometimes through the main doors, added the police. Manikantan runs a laptop sales and service shop in Chennai and used to sell stolen goods for higher price, the police said.</div>
