A senior techie courted double trouble when a gang of three miscreants robbed him twice. So how did the robbers target the same victim a second time? The trio used the address on his driver’s licence that they had taken the first time!

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The victim is Deepesh N S, 45, a resident of JP Nagar 9th phase. Deepesh is employed as a program manager for an IT giant in Whitefield. The first incident is said to have taken place on the afternoon of January 1, near MES ground in 9th main, Jayanagar 4th block.Around 2.30 pm, Deepesh was headed back to his car (KA-05-MH-8552) parked in a small lane. Just as he got inside and started the engine, three unidentified men on a bike allegedly waylaid him, and one of them switched the car off and snatched the keys.The trio then reportedly tried to snatch his 20-gm gold chain and two finger rings, but Deepesh resisted. Holding him at, the miscreants allegedly robbed the techie of his gold valuables and forced him out of the car.Two of the men got in while Deepesh was forced to ride pillion on their two-wheeler. The men allegedly took him to the nearest Axis bank ATM, where they forced him to withdraw Rs 20,000.“While searching his wallet, the accused found the victim’s driver’s licence and noted down his address. They threatened to come in search of him and kill him and his family if he lodged a police complaint, and they left,” explained a senior police officer who is part of the investigation. Deepesh kept mum.On January 6, when the victim was at work, the trio visited his house and spoke to his aged father. “They took the victim’s phone number and called him around 4.40 pm, demanding he meet them alone near Jayadeva Hospital if he wanted his gold chain and rings back,” the police officer said.A gullible Deepesh hurriedly went to the designated spot, but instead of his valuables being returned, the trio proceeded to take him to an ATM on MG Road and forcibly made him withdraw Rs 80,000 at knifepoint again.Immediately, the techie approached the Jayanagar police and lodged a complaint.Deputy commissioner of police (South), B S Lokesh Kumar, told Mirror, “We advised the accused to file a complaint immediately. The victim has been called in to identify photographs of some habitual offenders, and we have zeroed in on the accused. They will soon be nabbed.”