Robber arrested, gold worth Rs 55 lakh seized

Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch has arrested a man who was recently involved in a robbery in the city and recovered gold worth 55 lakh. The accused identified as Ravi Shankar (25) from Chandra Nagar here, was involved in several cases, the police said.

"Investigations revealed that the accused targeted the jewellery shops. He committed many robberies in different police station limits across the city. His arrest has brought down the curtains on robberies in the city and recovery of gold worth Rs 55 lakh and 31 kg silver," a senior police said. According to reports, Ravi Shankar's arrest helped police solve seven robbery cases in areas like KP Puram, Electronic City, Yeshwanth Pura, Hanumanth Nagar.