Mysore/Mysuru, Oct. 14 -- Tamil Nadu Sub-Inspector, family attacked at knifepoint; 3 arrested

After a brief lull, the stretch of NH-275 between Mysuru and Bengaluru has once again become a hotspot for late-night robberies. Commuters, including families and out-of-State travellers, are being targeted by armed miscreants striking under the cover of darkness.

Yesterday, the Channapatna Rural Police arrested a three-member gang for robbing a Police Sub-Inspector from Tamil Nadu and his family at knifepoint on the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway.

The accused have been identified as 30-year-old Syed Tanvir alias Tannu of Channapatna town, 28-year-old Fairoz Pasha of Bengaluru South and 32-year-old Tanveer Pasha of Gejjalagudde in Ramanagar...