3 nabbed for chopping off anti-social's hand

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, MAY 30. K.G.Nagar Police on Tuesday arrested three persons who allegedly stabbed a rowdy-sheeter and chopped off his hand on Monday afternoon.

Police said Manjunath, alias Manja (25), was attacked by a three- member gang, led by Thimmaraju, alias Thimma (23), brother of Suresh, alias Suri, who was murdered in 1997.

The K.G.Nagar police team nabbed Thimmaraju, B. Ravi (20), a resident of Dobhighat in K.G.Nagar and S.Ramesh (20) of Lakshmipura in K.G.Nagar.

Thimmaraju reportedly told the police that Manjunath, who was an accused in Suresh's murder, used to threaten him.

As threats from Manjunath increased, Thimmaraju, who wanted to avenge his brother's murder, planned to kill him. He and his friends attacked Manjunath with sickles and other sharp weapons at Appurao Circle, behind Uma cinema in Chamarajpet on Monday, police said.

Abductors nabbed: Three of a six-member gang of kidnappers which had abducted a factory employee, were arrested by the City police on Sunday.

According to police, Mr. Arjun Pillai, an employee of HMT, Bangalore, was kidnapped on May 8 allegedly by his colleague, Gopal, Venkatesh, alias Machu Venkatesh, Mani Subramanyam (23), Kinkar (35), Seena, alias Srinivasa and Mallesh.

The kidnappers reportedly took Mr. Pillai in a room in Gopal's house and tortured him. The six had robbed Mr. Pillai of a gold chain, a gold ring, a wrist-watch and made him sign on a blank bond paper.

After demanding Rs. 10,000 in cash from Mr. Pillai's friend, the kidnappers released him on Bridge Road near HMT. The car in which Mr. Pillai was taken and the weapons used to torture him have been recovered by the police.

While Mani and Kinker were arrested on May 22, Srinivas was held on May 27. The bail applications of Venkatesh and Gopal have been rejected by a local court. A search is on to nab the other accused.

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