Man breaks into shop in Konaje, steals things worth Rs 40k; CCTV camera records crime
Konaje: An incident of theft at a shop situated at the Toudugoli Junction in Naringana here came to light with the CCTV camera capturing the scene on Friday night.
The footage shows a well-built man entering the shop, owned by one Vasantha Toudugoli, at around 2:30 am using a rod to break the locks of the shop. The man is seen struggling for about half an hour to open the lock on the wooden door of the room where the cash counter was located.
The thief is reported to have stolen things worth approximately Rs 40,000, including cash worth 10,000, several items like cigarette and gutkha packets, tea powder and food items worth Rs 15,000 as well as the WiFi system, apparently mistaking it to be a CCTV camera hard disk.
The footage also shows the man taking off his T-shirt on entering the shop and using it to hide his face while approaching the cash counter. The man had allegedly parked his car about 50 metres away before walking down to the shop and breaking into it.
The locals are reported to have identified the suspect as a person who had purchased goods from the shop a month ago and had visited a nearby hotel for tea.
Also, the owner used to sleep in the shop at night but had been sleeping at home in recent days due to ill-health.
Konaje Police have registered a case and are probing the incident.
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Karnataka Muslim Convention to be held as scheduled on May 16, say organisers
Bengaluru: Organisers of the ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ have clarified that the programme will be held as scheduled on Saturday, May 16, at 10.30 am at Town Hall in Bengaluru, and urged the public not to pay attention to rumours regarding any change in the event.
In a joint statement, convention coordinators Suhail Ahmed Maroor, Tanveer Ahmed and Yahya Damudi said there is no change whatsoever in the programme and that all preparations are in the final stage.
The convention is being organised by the Karnataka Rajya Muslim Sanghatanegala Okkoota.
According to the organisers, more than 45 Muslim organisations, associations and jamaats from different parts of Karnataka have extended support to the event and have assured active participation.
The organisers said the state government has withdrawn the restriction on hijab, but noted that nine other major demands of the Muslim community are still pending.
They said the convention is being held to urge the government to fulfil these constitutional demands without further delay.
