Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch cops swoop on rowdies, detain 23
They had search warrants pending against them.
Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths on Thursday conducted raids on the houses of around 50 rowdy sheeters and detained 23 as they had search warrants pending against them.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar formed 11 special teams comprising 100 police personnel, who started the raid at 5 am and concluded at around 11.30 am. Those who had search warrants pending against them were picked up and detained by the sleuths.
The raids were conducted simultaneously at all the houses of rowdies with teams of police keeping a watch on their movements.
Those detained have been identified as Lokesh alias Mulam, Kommaghatta Manja, Lakshmana, Mahim, Jonty, Lakkasandra Viji, Robbery Giri, Thothla Manja, Michael D’Souza, JC Road Shankar, Kodigehalli Appu, Gaali Ravi, JCB Narayana, Dhoodh Ravi, Dadiya Mahesh, Bethenagere Shankar, Jagadish alias Marenahalli Jagga, Vediappan alias Vedi, Atush, Raja Kutty, Thirumaran alias Kutty, Tanveer and Pappu alias Amir Khan.
The sleuths have seized around 120 incriminating land records such as sale deeds and other property documents, along with Rs 2.2 lakh of demonetised currencies of Rs 500 denomination, lethal weapons, and three four-wheelers, including an SUV.
Apart from the land documents and demonetised currencies, the police seized 15 cheques, 14 mobile phones, 300 gm gold ornaments, two currency counting machines, seven daggers, two longs and three machetes from their houses.
According to the police, RBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department have been intimated about the seizure (demonetised currencies, properties including their vehicles) to carry out further investigation.