Youth robbed in Bengaluru
A 23-year-old electrician was robbed by a group of men near a railway underpass in Bengaluru. The suspects stole his bicycle, cash, and transferred money via a UPI app before escaping.
Why it matters
This incident reflects growing concerns regarding street crime and digital financial security in urban Indian centers.
A 23-year-old electrician was allegedly robbed by a group of unidentified men near the Doddanekkundi railway underpass in east Bengaluru on Saturday.
According to the complaint filed by Deepak Kumar, 23, an electrician working at the Bagmane Tech Park, the incident occurred when he was returning home from work in a bicycle on July 25 around 7.10 p.m.
A group of four to five unidentified men intercepted him, forcibly snatched his bicycle and ₹2,500 in cash, and also used his mobile phone to transfer ₹200 through a UPI payment gateway from his account before fleeing the spot.
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