Bengaluru: Four arrested in house theft case involving Rs 1.03 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Four men were arrested for allegedly stealing gold jewellery, silver articles and cash worth Rs 1.03 crore from a house here, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place at a villa located on Hesaraghatta Main Road in Vaderahalli, they said.
According to police, the house owner filed a complaint at Vidyaranyapura police station stating that on December 23, he, along with his family, car driver and domestic help, had gone to Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district.
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When the family returned home on December 30, they found that unknown persons had stolen gold jewellery, silver articles and cash kept in a bedroom almirah, police said.
During the investigation, police examined the case from multiple angles and, based on credible information from informants, apprehended two suspects near the Hosadurga bus stand in Chitradurga district on January 3, a senior police officer said.
During interrogation, the two accused confessed to the theft, the officer said.
They further disclosed that two of their associates—who were employed as the car driver and domestic help at the complainant’s house—had provided them with the rear door key and instructed them to carry out the theft, police said.
Subsequently, on January 4, the car driver and the domestic help working at the complainant’s house were also arrested, they added.
"During sustained interrogation in police custody, the four accused revealed that the stolen gold jewellery and silver articles had been kept at the house of one of the accused in Doddaballapura, while the stolen cash was shared among all four," the officer said.
Police said 550 grams of gold jewellery, four kg of silver articles, Rs 24 lakh in cash and a two-wheeler were recovered from the accused. The total value of the seized property was estimated at Rs 1.03 crore.
In another incident reported within the Sadashivanagar police station limits on December 31, a domestic help and her husband were arrested for theft from their employer’s house.
With their arrest, stolen articles, including gold ornaments and silver items worth Rs 1.37 crore, were recovered, police added.
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Child rape-murder: Hundreds protest on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune; traffic hit
Pune (PTI): Hundreds of people blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune to protest the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, leading to traffic disruption on the busy route for about four hours.
The girl's family members and other demonstrators placed the body on the road in the Navale Bridge area on Saturday evening and demanded stringent punishment for the 65-year-old man arrested in the case.
Several videos surfaced showing a huge traffic jam on the highway.
Later, the victim's last rites were performed at the Vaikunt crematorium here shortly after midnight amid tight police security.
The accused man, who works as a labourer and has a criminal record, allegedly lured the girl with the promise of food on Friday in the Bhor tehsil of Pune district. He then took her to a cattle enclosure where he allegedly sexually assaulted her and later killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to the police.
He was arrested based on CCTV footage from a private residence, which captured him with the child.
A case was registered against him under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he has been remanded in police custody till May 7.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday met the family of the victim, assuring them of strict action against the accused and a fast-track trial.
Describing the incident as "shocking" and a "blot on humanity", Pawar said the government stands firmly with the victim's family and will ensure justice.
She also spoke to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and sought a fast-track court trial so that the accused receives the harshest punishment.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde directed Pune rural police to gather concrete evidence to build a watertight case and conduct the trial in a fast-track court.
Efforts should be made to ensure the accused gets the death penalty, a statement quoted Shinde as saying.
