<p>Posing as plainclothes policemen, a three-member gang has robbed $5,000 (approx Rs 4 lakh) from a 63-year-old Yemeni national near Empire Circle in Kammanahalli.</p>.<p>In his complaint, Maged Saif Moqbel has stated that he arrived in Bengaluru on April 22 for medical treatment and has been staying at Kammanahalli main road.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/former-indian-origin-apple-employee-jailed-for-defrauding-tax-crimes-in-us-1214105.html" target="_blank">Former Indian-origin Apple employee jailed for defrauding, tax crimes in US</a></strong></p>.<p>When he was near Empire Restaurant in Kammanahalli around 7 pm on April 30, a gang arrived in a car and intercepted him. Introducing themselves as policemen in plain clothes, the trio told Moqbel that they want to check him because he appeared suspicious. They took $5,000 from his pocket and drove away in their car.</p>.<p>Moqbel told police that the gang, after introducing themselves as police, took him to a nearby hotel and bought him ice cream. They flashed ID cards to make him believe that they are real policemen. They spoke to him for some time.</p>.<p>“We have got some clues on the suspects. A special team is formed to nab them at the earliest," said a senior officer. The Banasawadi police have taken up a case under charges of theft and cheating.</p>
<p>Posing as plainclothes policemen, a three-member gang has robbed $5,000 (approx Rs 4 lakh) from a 63-year-old Yemeni national near Empire Circle in Kammanahalli.</p>.<p>In his complaint, Maged Saif Moqbel has stated that he arrived in Bengaluru on April 22 for medical treatment and has been staying at Kammanahalli main road.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/former-indian-origin-apple-employee-jailed-for-defrauding-tax-crimes-in-us-1214105.html" target="_blank">Former Indian-origin Apple employee jailed for defrauding, tax crimes in US</a></strong></p>.<p>When he was near Empire Restaurant in Kammanahalli around 7 pm on April 30, a gang arrived in a car and intercepted him. Introducing themselves as policemen in plain clothes, the trio told Moqbel that they want to check him because he appeared suspicious. They took $5,000 from his pocket and drove away in their car.</p>.<p>Moqbel told police that the gang, after introducing themselves as police, took him to a nearby hotel and bought him ice cream. They flashed ID cards to make him believe that they are real policemen. They spoke to him for some time.</p>.<p>“We have got some clues on the suspects. A special team is formed to nab them at the earliest," said a senior officer. The Banasawadi police have taken up a case under charges of theft and cheating.</p>