A woman was reportedly robbed of Rs 13 lakh by two men on a two-wheeler inside the premises of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Sadashivanagar in Bengaluru. The incident occurred on March 26. The victim, Revathi, 38, is a resident of Vijayanagar and works as a social worker, worker and was helping her friend’s sister secure a medical seat at a private college in the city. The money was meant to arrange a medical seat for a friend's sister in a private college in Bengaluru.

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On Tuesday afternoon, when Revathi was walking inside the IISc campus with the money, two men on a bike approached her, snatched her bag and made away with her money. Revathi cried out for help, but the two men quickly fled from the spot. Revathi reportedly tried to call Vinod, who was supposed to meet her at the location, but he did not respond.

Revathi approached the Sadashivanagar police and filed a complaint. Revathi and the police suspect that Vinod and Rakesh had pre-planned the robbery and trapped her. The police suspect that they laid a trap for the victim since Vinod did not respond to Revathi's calls on the day of the meeting even though he had chosen the meeting spot and had instructed her to come to the IISc campus for the exchange.

The police are analyzing Kumar’s call record details and CCTV footage to identify the accused.“The security personnel posted at the gate only check incoming vehicles and visitors, but cars going out of the campus pass unchecked,” a senior police officer said.

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