GANG OF YOUTH LOOT REVOLVER

Police yesterday nabbed a gang of youth from Chitradurga and recovered a revolver robbed from a vehicle, here.

A gang of seven, including the son of an assistant sub inspector at Chitrdurga forcibly lifted a purse containing a revolver by threatening the driver at Sudarshan guest house yesterday evening and fled in their hired, Maruthi Versa car.

Sixteen kilometers from Madikeri, Sunticoppa police stopped the car and rounded the gang. While two persons absconded, five others were arrested. The vehicle was also seized. The six cartridges 12 bore revolver belonged to one Suja Kushalappa, brother of Appachu Ranjan, former MLA. Incident took place as Ranjan was meeting his friends along with his two brothers inside Sudarshan guest house by parking their vehicles outside. The accused persons who had gone their in search of a room noticed the purse inside the parked vehicle. However, they stated that they anticipated the purse to contain cash.

A case of robbery was booked and the accused are remanded to judicial custody.