Mysuru, July 28 -- Prajwal of Koppal had allegedly stolen Rs. 9 lakh from a pharmacy in Bengaluru; he had recently joined a hospital in Mysuru

A 25-year-old youth, who was on the run, after committing a series of thefts, has been apprehended by Vijayanagar Police in city.

The accused has been identified as Prajwal (whose real name is Vikas), a native of Hirearalihalli village in Yelburaga taluk of Koppal district. His modus operandi was to join hospitals, clinics and pharmacies either as a receptionist or a lab technician and decamp with cash, whenever there was a huge financial transaction. With a similar motive, Prajwal had recently joined Pralaksha Hospital at Hootagalli in Mysuru, as a receptionist.

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