<p>A four-member gang with a history of various crimes has been arrested for plotting a robbery in KR Puram, East Bengaluru, police said. </p>.<p>CCB officers arrested Suresh Kumar alias Bakery Suri, 26, of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh; Nadeem alias Sada, 26, of Devasandra; Rajesh alias Kaddi, 28, of Palace Guttahalli; and Hanumantha, 30, of KGF, around 9 pm on Friday. A fifth member of the gang, Suri alias Tiger Suri, is said to be<br />absconding.</p>.<p>Police said that two machetes, an iron rod, a dagger and four chilli powder packets were seized from the gang. These objects were meant to be used in the robbery, police said. </p>.<p>The gang was earlier arrested for assaulting the brother of Devasandra corporator M N Srikanth alias Putta in revenge for a police complaint he had filed against them. They later got bail.</p>.<p>The gang members were also under the police scanner over social media posts that showed them posing with lethal weapons. </p>.<p>Separately, Suresh, Rajesh and Hanumantha were named in the murder of a man named Appi, registered at the Kadugodi police station. Nadeem is said to be involved in cases of murder and physical assault. </p>
<p>A four-member gang with a history of various crimes has been arrested for plotting a robbery in KR Puram, East Bengaluru, police said. </p>.<p>CCB officers arrested Suresh Kumar alias Bakery Suri, 26, of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh; Nadeem alias Sada, 26, of Devasandra; Rajesh alias Kaddi, 28, of Palace Guttahalli; and Hanumantha, 30, of KGF, around 9 pm on Friday. A fifth member of the gang, Suri alias Tiger Suri, is said to be<br />absconding.</p>.<p>Police said that two machetes, an iron rod, a dagger and four chilli powder packets were seized from the gang. These objects were meant to be used in the robbery, police said. </p>.<p>The gang was earlier arrested for assaulting the brother of Devasandra corporator M N Srikanth alias Putta in revenge for a police complaint he had filed against them. They later got bail.</p>.<p>The gang members were also under the police scanner over social media posts that showed them posing with lethal weapons. </p>.<p>Separately, Suresh, Rajesh and Hanumantha were named in the murder of a man named Appi, registered at the Kadugodi police station. Nadeem is said to be involved in cases of murder and physical assault. </p>
