Bengaluru: Land mafia don JCB Narayana arrested
The police said that the rowdy was involved in land grabbing cases and white collared crimes.
Bengaluru: The Electronics City police arrested notorious rowdy JCB Narayana, who is wanted in more than 17 criminal cases.
The police said that the rowdy was involved in land grabbing cases and white collared crimes. He had gone into hiding after coming out of judicial custody five months ago and continued his criminal activities from different places on Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border.
Narayana is wanted in three murder and two attempt to murder cases and possession of illegal arms. He was arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) last September and sent to Parappana Agrahara prison.
But he obtained bail, came out of the prison and continued his criminal activities from his hideouts in Bengaluru and other places.
Narayana was a big player in Bengaluru’s land mafia, and is known to encroach upon poor people’s properties and throwing them out.
He was also wanted in several robbery and chain snatching cases in Tamil Nadu. Electronics City Police Inspector Muni Reddy and team arrested him.