Bengaluru police have arrested 4 folks for allegedly masquerading as cops and robbing a 25-year-old resident of Vidyaranyapura within the northeastern a part of Bengaluru on December 7. The accused have been recognized as Mallikarjun.S., alias Malli, 27, Promod V., 30, and Vinay H.T., 36, who posed as cops, and Hruthvik P., 24, who assisted the trio, police mentioned.
In keeping with the First Info Report (FIR), Mallikarjun, wearing a police sub-inspector’s uniform, together with Promod and Vinay, who impersonated cops in plainclothes, barged into the sufferer’s home in Narasipura Format, Vidyaranyapura, round 11.30 p.m. on December 7.
Mallikarjun allegedly accused the sufferer of peddling medication and advised him that his home can be searched. The faux officers searched the home and assaulted the sufferer with lathis and iron rods earlier than transferring ₹87,000 from his checking account and taking custody of ₹55,000 in money.
“They accused me of incomes the seized cash by promoting medication and took it away. They threatened to e-book a medicine case in opposition to me if I reported the incident to anybody,” the sufferer advised the police, including that he filed a grievance after rising suspicious in regards to the ‘policemen’.
Sajeeth V., Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast), fashioned a particular crew to hint the suspects after an FIR was registered on the Vidyaranyapura police station below BNS Part 311, which offers with theft. The crew verified that the boys had been imposters, reviewed CCTV footage within the neighborhood, and adopted technical leads, finally arresting all 4 accused.
Investigations revealed that the prime suspect, Mallikarjun, was as soon as a police aspirant who failed the aggressive examination. Since then, he had been posing as a police officer in his village close to Siraguppa in Ballari district.
Mr. Sajeeth mentioned Mallikarjun, who lives in Mathikere, acquired a police uniform stitched in Kamakshipalya after failing the examination and bought all of the equipment worn by police personnel. He additionally acquired a photoshoot finished within the uniform and posed as a police officer in his village.
“He met one other accused, Hruthvik, in Kamakshipalya, who tipped him off in regards to the sufferer staying alone in his flat and having cash. Mallikarjun then roped in his two associates and hatched a theft plan,” he mentioned.
The accused advised the police that they deliberate to make fast cash, believing they’d not be caught in the event that they impersonated cops. The police have seized ₹45,000 in money, a automobile, and a two-wheeler used to commit the offence.
Printed – December 14, 2025 05:12 pm IST
