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A gang of four, who were also under the influence of marijuana, allegedly creatednear a resort off the Old Madras Road and thrashed passersby and even the cops. First when the four men created a, the public allegedly managed to catch hold of them. The public beat them up and then called the police to take into custody. When the police arrived, the accused, who were allegedly quite high, did not realise that the police were around and ended up punching them too. The police claims to have taken three of them into custody into custody, while the fourth accused escaped.The incident happened near Thirumala resort at TS Halli off Old Madras Road between 5.30 pm and 6.15 pm on Tuesday. The police managed to arrest three men, identified as Nikhil, 22, Avinash, 25, and Mounesh, 24, all residents of TS Halli. The fourth accused, Kashi, also a resident of TS Halli, managed to escape and the police are on the lookout for him.The four are alleged to have smoked up near Sarjapura and had come near the resort. They had come on bikes and were disturbing the locals. When the locals asked them to move, the accused began beating them. The locals managed to catch hold of the four and beat them. Despite this, the accused took stones in their hands and tried to attack the people.The public informed the police.“When the police went to the spot, one of them managed to escape. The other three were still creating a racket. When they were surrounded, the accused began punching the policemen on their faces. One of the police personnel, identified as Manjunath, started bleeding from his nose after being punched. With the help of a few people, the police managed to nab the three and took them to the station. Even when they were in the police station, the three were unaware about their whereabouts.Only after the came to their senses, they realised their mistake,” said a police officer. All the three are natives of Mulbagal.