Bengaluru: After threatening train passengers with a dummy pistol, a 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly robbing them. According to the Bengaluru City Railway Police, Ravi Singh, a native of Bihar, purchased the fake gun after being inspired by a Kannada film. Police also arrested 31-year-old Sandeep, a native of Uttar Pradesh, and recovered items worth Rs 3 lakh from the duo.
Singh, who is the prime accused, has lived in Bengaluru for more than a decade and is fluent in Kannada, according to the police.
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Police report that the accused bought a fake gun and barged into trains stopped at railway crossings at night to rob them of valuables. ‘We recorded his statement and further investigations are on,’ a police officer added.
The police arrested them after a tip led them to believe the accusers would pledge the stolen gold at a pawnbroker.
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