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RAJIV
SHAH
South Asia Regional Security Manager
Global Security Group
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TO/
All Bangalore based employees
SUBJECT/ Security Advisory
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Dear
Colleagues,
As reported in the media, there has
been a spate of recent muggings in the city. The muggers seem to be targeting
IT employees and single occupant cars. The areas targeted were around Iblur junction, between Iblur and
Marathahalli, or Iblur to Kaikondrahalli or Kaikondrahalli to Electronics
City. Two-three persons riding Karnataka registered two-wheelers between
11 am to 4 pm have been confirmed as perpetrators. One of them is stout
with a dark complexion, and the other one is lean with wheatish complexion.
The modus operandi
has been to follow IT professionals on a two wheeler, continually honk from
behind and stop the vehicle indicating an accident has been caused and forcibly enter the
vehicle. The perpetrators also threaten stating that the injured
person is the brother/relative of a local don. These are tactics to
extort money by taking the victim to the ATM. They are well versed in
Kannada and speak a little of Hindi as well.
How to prevent being a victim—
- If you are faced with
such an incident, be bold, do not panic.
- Lock the vehicle from
inside so that they cannot sit inside your vehicle.
- If by chance they get
into your vehicle, get out immediately—you will be in a public
place. Raise your voice and call the people around.
- If they try to
threaten you or manhandle you, keep a pepper spray as a defense and
use it properly and carefully if necessary.
- Don’t take too much
risk and don’t risk your life—your safety is more important!
- Remember their
operation is a planned and even they are equally scared but they
pretend to be courageous.
All HP employees frequenting these
routes and also other remote areas are advised to
exercise adequate caution and continue to remain alert.
In case of an emergency, please
contact HP Global Security Group managers—Sajimon Johney @9845919000, or
Darwin Kumar @9900214104.
To reach the Police, please use
numbers listed below:
- Bangalore Police
Control Room – 100 / 103
- Inspector Rajesh –
94484-48833
- Sub-Inspector Mirza
Ali Raza – 99728-33003
- Ashok (Towards
Marathalli) – 99026-60986 (on Cheetah)
- Vijayamurthy (Towards
Iblur)- 99808-34703 (on Cheetah)
- Manjunath –
98456-68681 (Crime Squad)
- Ravindranath –
99803-99551 (Crime Squad)
Regards,
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