<p>Shops are closing early in Horamavu-Agara after the neighbourhood witnessed five armed crimes, all in the evening hours.</p>.<p>Four muggings and an attempt to murder were reported in third week of August, and police say they have arrested two men involved in the crimes.</p>.<p>A gang of four committed the first four crimes on one night, and the fifth a week later, police say.</p>.<p>The gang first attacked an Amazon delivery executive on Agara Main Road and took away his money and phone. They went further up the same road and attacked a Swiggy delivery partner and snatched his phone as well. They threatened him with a machete and the scuffle left a deep bruise on his right arm.</p>.<p>Riding on two bikes with faces covered, the gang also raided two shops. They brandished their arms and made away with Rs 13,000 from a grocery store and Rs 3,000 from a haircutting salon. These incidents took place between 9 and 9.30 pm, police say.</p>.<p>In the fifth incident, unidentified men wielding machetes chased a tender coconut vendor on Agara Main Road around 7.30 pm. Police suspect gang rivalry.</p>.<p>CCTV footage shows people scurrying for cover when the men arrived on bikes, brandishing their weapons in the air.</p>.<p>Mahesh Kumar, an eyewitness, was coming out of the grocery store as the action unfolded.</p>.<p>“My wife had gone out before me. She screamed and ran back into the store. We saw four men with knives chasing a man and his wife. We have been living in this area for 10 years and had never seen anything like this. We now don’t stir out after 7 pm,” he told <span class="italic">Metrolife</span>.</p>.<p>The owner of the grocery store is wary. “Our business was down by 50% for almost two weeks after the incident,” he says.</p>.<p>Many shops in the area are downing their shutters at 8 pm after these incidents.</p>.<p>Rajesh (name changed), owner of a grocery store, just escaped being attacked. “It was around 9.15 pm. I was about to close the shop when I saw four masked men armed with long knives. They entered my shop and I ran out of the back door. My mind went blank from the shock,” he says.</p>.<p>His right leg is slow because of an earlier injury, and he feels lucky he escaped without being attacked.</p>.<p>Rajesh has been living in the area for 30 years and says such incidents were unheard of. “I lost Rs 13,000. I now close the shop at 8 pm,” he told <span class="italic">Metrolife</span>.</p>.<p>His mother Sujatha, who vends tea and snacks, fears for his life.</p>.<p>“How can we carry out business if it is like this?” she wonders. </p>.<p>Hennur police say one of those arrested fell from the fifth floor of a building and suffered injuries.</p>.<p>“He is the main accused and we will be able to get more details from him once he recovers,” the inspector in charge told <span class="italic">Metrolife. </span></p>.<p>He says he has intensified patrolling and spoken to citizens to instil confidence in them. </p>.<p><strong>What happened</strong></p>.<p>Gang of four with machetes attacks two food delivery executives, injures one.</p>.<p>They then enter two shops and take away<br />Rs 13,000 and Rs 3,000 from their cash boxes.</p>.<p>As people scurry for cover, another armed gang chases a tender coconut vendor in an attempt to murder him.</p>
<p>Shops are closing early in Horamavu-Agara after the neighbourhood witnessed five armed crimes, all in the evening hours.</p>.<p>Four muggings and an attempt to murder were reported in third week of August, and police say they have arrested two men involved in the crimes.</p>.<p>A gang of four committed the first four crimes on one night, and the fifth a week later, police say.</p>.<p>The gang first attacked an Amazon delivery executive on Agara Main Road and took away his money and phone. They went further up the same road and attacked a Swiggy delivery partner and snatched his phone as well. They threatened him with a machete and the scuffle left a deep bruise on his right arm.</p>.<p>Riding on two bikes with faces covered, the gang also raided two shops. They brandished their arms and made away with Rs 13,000 from a grocery store and Rs 3,000 from a haircutting salon. These incidents took place between 9 and 9.30 pm, police say.</p>.<p>In the fifth incident, unidentified men wielding machetes chased a tender coconut vendor on Agara Main Road around 7.30 pm. Police suspect gang rivalry.</p>.<p>CCTV footage shows people scurrying for cover when the men arrived on bikes, brandishing their weapons in the air.</p>.<p>Mahesh Kumar, an eyewitness, was coming out of the grocery store as the action unfolded.</p>.<p>“My wife had gone out before me. She screamed and ran back into the store. We saw four men with knives chasing a man and his wife. We have been living in this area for 10 years and had never seen anything like this. We now don’t stir out after 7 pm,” he told <span class="italic">Metrolife</span>.</p>.<p>The owner of the grocery store is wary. “Our business was down by 50% for almost two weeks after the incident,” he says.</p>.<p>Many shops in the area are downing their shutters at 8 pm after these incidents.</p>.<p>Rajesh (name changed), owner of a grocery store, just escaped being attacked. “It was around 9.15 pm. I was about to close the shop when I saw four masked men armed with long knives. They entered my shop and I ran out of the back door. My mind went blank from the shock,” he says.</p>.<p>His right leg is slow because of an earlier injury, and he feels lucky he escaped without being attacked.</p>.<p>Rajesh has been living in the area for 30 years and says such incidents were unheard of. “I lost Rs 13,000. I now close the shop at 8 pm,” he told <span class="italic">Metrolife</span>.</p>.<p>His mother Sujatha, who vends tea and snacks, fears for his life.</p>.<p>“How can we carry out business if it is like this?” she wonders. </p>.<p>Hennur police say one of those arrested fell from the fifth floor of a building and suffered injuries.</p>.<p>“He is the main accused and we will be able to get more details from him once he recovers,” the inspector in charge told <span class="italic">Metrolife. </span></p>.<p>He says he has intensified patrolling and spoken to citizens to instil confidence in them. </p>.<p><strong>What happened</strong></p>.<p>Gang of four with machetes attacks two food delivery executives, injures one.</p>.<p>They then enter two shops and take away<br />Rs 13,000 and Rs 3,000 from their cash boxes.</p>.<p>As people scurry for cover, another armed gang chases a tender coconut vendor in an attempt to murder him.</p>
