Woman arrested for theft, stolen gold articles worth Rs 32 lakh seized
Bengaluru (PTI): A woman was arrested for her alleged involvement in theft of gold jewellery and cash by posing as a relative and attending functions at marriage halls here, police said on Tuesday.
With her arrest, police claimed to have seized 262 grams of gold jewellery worth Rs 32 lakh.
According to police, in her complaint, a resident of Manjunatha Nagar here said on the morning of November 23, she, along with her mother, had gone to a marriage hall in Basavanagudi to attend a relative's wedding.
They had kept a bag containing a 32-gram gold chain and an artificial collar chain in one of the rooms at the marriage hall.
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After the function, upon returning home and checking the bag, they found that the gold chain, worth approximately Rs 3 lakh, along with the artificial collar chain, had been stolen, police said.
Based on the complaint, a theft case was registered at Basavanagudi Police Station.
"During the course of investigation, police conducted inquiries from various angles and, based on credible information received from informants, apprehended a woman from her residence in Udayanagar, K R Puram, on December 1," a senior police officer said.
During detailed interrogation while in police custody, the accused disclosed that, apart from this case, she had committed thefts in two other cases registered at Basavanagudi Police Station, as well as thefts of gold jewellery at marriage halls in other districts, he said.
She further stated that the stolen gold jewellery had been kept at her residence and that she, along with her husband, had availed a gold loan by pledging the jewellery at a bank, the officer said.
Between December 2 and December 12, a total of 262 grams of gold jewellery was recovered from her residence and from the bank. The total value of the recovered jewellery is Rs 32 lakh, police said.
With her arrest, three theft cases registered at Basavanagudi Police Station have been detected, police said, adding that efforts are underway to trace theft cases committed in other districts. Further investigation is in progress.
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Hormuz Strait disruptions have caused huge economic impact, energy instability in region: Navy chief
Mumbai (PTI): The Strait of Hormuz disruptions have caused severe economic impact and energy instability in the region, Indian Navy chief Admiral D K Tripathi said on Thursday amid the war in West Asia.
Speaking at an event where INS Sunayna, an offshore patrol vessel, set sail from Mumbai as Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar, the admiral said competition at sea has no longer remained confined to oil and energy.
It is now expanding towards resources that will shape future growth - such as rare earth elements, critical minerals, new fishing grounds and even data, he said.
The West Asia crisis began on February 28 after a joint attack by the US and Israel on Iran.
Iran's strikes on its neighbours along with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted the world's energy supplies with effects far beyond West Asia.
"With the conflict in West Asia well into its fifth week, the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have caused severe economic impact and energy instability in the region," Tripathi said.
There is significant increase in the marine survey, deep-sea research activity, and Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU), often encroaching upon the sovereign rights of littoral nations and exploiting gaps in monitoring and enforcement, he said.
Alongside these, threats such as piracy, armed robbery and narco-trafficking backed by unimpeded access of advanced technology to non-state actors, have also become more complex and challenging to counter, the Navy chief pointed out.
Last year alone, the Indian Ocean Region witnessed a staggering 3,700 maritime incidents of varying nature, the admiral said.
Additionally, narcotics seizures in the region exceeded USD 1 billion USD in 2025, highlighting the persistence and spread of such challenges in the region, he said.
