Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district foiled a robbery attempt in the house of a leading businessman after a high drama for nearly three hours on Wednesday. Police arrested five robbers and seized two firearms and rubber bullets from them. In a dramatic twist to the case, the police arrested a local businessman for the robbery. The owner of a furniture shop, who had allegedly hired the robbers to target Chandrasekhar’s place, located adjacent to Pushpa Kids World, was arrested hours after the incident. He allegedly hired criminals from Karnataka and north India to execute the plan. The incident on Gandhi Road in the town created a sensation and after an operation that lasted for almost three hours, police brought the situation under control with the arrest of the robbers. The police personnel managed to overpower the robbers and took them into custody. The questioning of the accused revealed that a local businessmen hatched the plot to commit robbery at ChandraseKhar’s house. The robbery took place at around 6 a.m.