Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 23 -- One bike, 2 cell phones, Rs. 400 cash seized

Following incidents of increasing highway robberies and extortion of travellers on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road, Metagalli Police, on receiving a complaint, have arrested three highway robbers and have seized a bike, two cell phones and Rs. 400 cash from them.

The arrested are 19-year-old Sharath (Manu) of Pandavapura in Mandya district, 20-year-old M.B. Sharath (Catu) of Maratikyathanahalli in Mysuru taluk and 32-year-old Srinivas (Manja) in Mandi Mohalla in Mysuru.

The three accused, on Nov. 18 at about 11 pm, barged into the temporary shed constructed for labourers undertaking highway works near Shreya Comforts close to Siddalingapura, assaulted a few workers with stick...