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4 engineering students held hostage, robbed of ₹1.5 lakh near Bengaluru

Posted on: Dec 23, 2025 22:21 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
4 engineering students held hostage, robbed of  ₹1.5 lakh near Bengaluru
FOur applied science students were allegedly held imprisoned and robbed of ₹1.5 lakh spell reverting after having biriani at a popular food joint on the outskirts of the city, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred on December 21 when the students were returning on two-wheelers from an early morning trip to an eatery in Hoskote, they said.One of the accused has been arrested, and efforts are on to nab the remaining suspects, police said.According to the police, the students are from a private college in Bagalur. While returning from the eatery, they were allegedly intercepted near a toll plaza by a gang of men, who thrashed them and took away their mobile phones and two-wheelers.The gang allegedly took the students to a shed near Medahalli, held them captive, and robbed them. The assailants allegedly took ₹40,000 in cash and transferred ₹1.10 lakh from the victims’ bank accounts, a senior police officer said. However, the students later got their vehicles back, he said.Based on a complaint lodged by one of the students, a case has been registered at Avalahalli police station under sections related to kidnapping and dacoity. Further investigation is underway, police said.

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