Two arrested for allegedly stealing shoes from apartments, houses in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested two individuals in connection with the theft of shoes from apartments, houses, and other locations in the city.
The arrested accused have been identified as Gangadhar and Yellappa. Police recovered Rs. 10.72 lakh worth of stolen goods, including 715 pairs of shoes and slippers.
The police said, since most people do not report shoe thefts, assuming the police will not take such complaints seriously allowed the accused to continue their activities for about seven years, believing they would not face serious consequences.
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The accused traveled in autos day and night, stealing not only shoes and slippers but also cylinders kept outside residential complexes, houses, and vehicle batteries. They cleaned and polished the stolen items and sold them in markets in Chennai, Ooty, and Bengaluru.
A case was registered at Vidyaranyapura police station against the accused for a theft near a house in BEL layout on July 15. During the investigation, police visited the accused's house in the 5th block of BEL layout and found 715 pairs of shoes.
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
