A police inspector fired at a gang of six armed men which was on a robbing spree in northern Bengaluru in the early hours of Sunday. One of the suspected robbers was nabbed but others managed to flee.
The jurisdictional RMC Yard police received information around 2.30 am that six armed men riding on three motorbikes had just robbed a man at knifepoint near Goraguntepalya. Police Inspector Mohammed Mukarram rushed to the spot with five of his men but the gang had sped away. Then came the alert that the gang was moving towards Dr Rajkumar Road. The policemen rushed there but there was no sight of the robbers. They came back to Goraguntepalya and spotted the gang: it was attempting to rob a cab driver.
On seeing the police, the robbers warned them to stay away or else they will kill the driver. The policemen tried to ambush the robbers but they retaliated. Just then, Mukarram fired in the air. The robbers panicked, pushed the driver away and tried to attack the police.
Hot chase
The inspector quickly fired two rounds at the men and they scattered. Police gave a chase and managed to catch one of the robbers who was later identified as Ayub Khan, 30.
"We are not sure if anyone was injured in the firing as they all fled the spot. The arrested suspect has not been injured. We are interrogating him and he has given information about his accomplices. We will catch them soon," a senior police officer said.
The gang was targeting people walking alone on the deserted streets of Yeshwantpur, RMC Yard, Peenya and Tumakuru Road. Its modus operandi was to commit a series of robberies in a single night and then go into hiding for at least a week, the officer said.
The jurisdictional RMC Yard police received information around 2.30 am that six armed men riding on three motorbikes had just robbed a man at knifepoint near Goraguntepalya. Police Inspector Mohammed Mukarram rushed to the spot with five of his men but the gang had sped away. Then came the alert that the gang was moving towards Dr Rajkumar Road. The policemen rushed there but there was no sight of the robbers. They came back to Goraguntepalya and spotted the gang: it was attempting to rob a cab driver.
On seeing the police, the robbers warned them to stay away or else they will kill the driver. The policemen tried to ambush the robbers but they retaliated. Just then, Mukarram fired in the air. The robbers panicked, pushed the driver away and tried to attack the police.
Hot chase
The inspector quickly fired two rounds at the men and they scattered. Police gave a chase and managed to catch one of the robbers who was later identified as Ayub Khan, 30.
"We are not sure if anyone was injured in the firing as they all fled the spot. The arrested suspect has not been injured. We are interrogating him and he has given information about his accomplices. We will catch them soon," a senior police officer said.
The gang was targeting people walking alone on the deserted streets of Yeshwantpur, RMC Yard, Peenya and Tumakuru Road. Its modus operandi was to commit a series of robberies in a single night and then go into hiding for at least a week, the officer said.