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Techie robbed, cops nab robber within an hour of crime

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arrest handcuffsBengaluru: The Jayanagar police chased and caught a 22-year-old man who was on the run after robbing a laptop and two mobile phones from a techie in Jayanagar 4th Block early on Friday.

The police received a tip-off that a gang of four men had robbed valuables from the victim, Girish Mehta and they rushed to the spot within five minutes of the incident. Based on bystanders’ reports, they began scouting the area in the direction the gang had fled.

Based on details given by Girish, the police caught Pradeep Veluswamy, a resident of Kadirenahalli, but three of his accomplices gave them the slip. The police took Pradeep into custody. In the backdrop of a rise in mugging incidents in and around Jayanagar, Deputy Commissioner of Police S.D. Sharanappa had set up special squads to patrol the area.

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