Gang of four thieves nabbed

BANGALORE: Four gangsters tried hard to bump off their arch rival. But as he managed to remain unscathed, they plotted another hit. Before they could execute their plan, Vidyaranyapuram police nabbed the four men.
They confessed to two robberies and two attempts to murder in the city. A Maruti-800 car, a scooter and several machetes and swords were seized from them.
N Challakumar alias Challa, 28, of Kanshiramanagar in Vidyaranyapura; M Manjunatha alias Manja, 26, of Periyarnagar; K Vijay alias Pulimoote, 25, of Bagalur Extension in Lingarajapuram and Ibrahim Khaleemulla alias Khaleel of Janakiramanagar in Banaswadi were arrested. Their lucky rival is Michael of Banaswadi,
The gang had moved to Vidyaranyapuram recently as Banaswadi police were hot on their heels. Challa and Manju were rowdy-sheeters listed in Banaswadi police station.
Manja was involved in a murder case and released on bail in April. The foursome had robbed Rs 1.3 lakh from a petrol pump cashier, Chidambaram of MR Enterprises on Horamavu Road in Kalkere village on May 20. They had also robbed the owner of another petrol bunk on KHB Road, Govindaraju, of Rs 88,000 when he was going home with the day's collection on June 11 in RT Nagar police limits.
On June 19, the gangsters had stabbed and tried to kill two workers at Pushpanjali theatre in RT Nagar following a trivial dispute. The gangsters were also involved in an attempt to murder of GK Madhava Reddy, a partner of Tirumala Sea Food in MV Garden near Ulsoor on June 16.