Barman involved in pub robbery arrested from Odisha

The Hindu

22-05-2025

The Subramanyanagar police on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old barman who allegedly barged into Geometry brewery and kitchen and made away with cash after threatening the watchman in the wee hours of last Monday.
The accused M Dileep Kumar, a native of Odisha, was tracked down by a team of police who arrested him from his home town.
The accused according to the police came to Bengaluru in search of a job and worked in different bars for a few months. He was arrested by Koramangala police in a house break theft and remanded to judicial custody earlier.
After coming out from prison on bail, the accused went home only to return to the city in November . He worked in a bar again for few days and allegedly wanted to make a quick money and targeted Geometry brewery.
As per the plan , he allegedly gained entry into the pub by breaking open the backdoor using a cutting plier and used the same to threaten the watchman who confronted Dileep and made away with cash .
Since it was dark, the security guard informed his owner that the accused was armed and threatened him with a pistol .
The police based on the alert rushed to the spot thinking that the accused was holed up and even called the quick response team to track him down. However, after a thorough search, it was confirmed that the accused had escaped .
The police took up a case of robbery, gathered CCTv footage and analysed the criminal data base to identify the accused .
After confirming his identity, a team of police rushed to his home town and tracked him down. The accused was brought to the city after being produced before the local court . The police also allegedly recovered ₹ 6,000 cash and the cutting plier used by the accused for the crime . He was taken into custody to ascertain his criminal background, DCP, north division, Saidulu Adavath, said .
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