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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Chhatrasal Stadium murder case: Delhi HC seeks police's stand on wrestler Sushil Kumar's bail plea
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Delhi Police on a bail plea by Olympian Sushil Kumar in the murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.
Justice Anup J Bhambhani issued notice to Delhi Police and the kin of the deceased, and asked them to file a status report and a reply, respectively.
Noting that the Supreme Court had cancelled the bail granted to Kumar by the high court in August last year, the judge remarked, "I think you are being ambitious."
"Once the Supreme Court has taken a view, what do you expect from me?" the court asked.
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The counsel for the accused said the bail plea should be considered since all public witnesses have been examined in the trial.
The counsel for Delhi Police and the deceased's kin, however, said all public witnesses were yet to be examined.
"Let a status report/detailed reply be filed before the next date of hearing. Renotify on May 4," the court said.
Kumar was arrested in May 2021 and a sessions court granted him a week's interim bail for his knee surgery on July 19, 2023.
On August 13, 2025, the Supreme Court cancelled Kumar's bail, setting aside a March 4 high court order and noting that his "domineering influence" over witnesses or delaying the trial proceedings could not be ruled out.
On February 6 this year, a trial court refused to grant bail to Kumar, saying the possibility that the accused might influence witnesses "cannot be ruled out".
The trial court, in October 2022, framed charges against Kumar under Indian Penal Code sections dealing with murder, criminal conspiracy, intimidation and rioting with a deadly weapon. Charges were also framed under the provisions of the Arms Act.
The trial court had noted that after being abducted and brought to the Chhatrasal Stadium, Dhankar was severely assaulted by several accused persons with baseball and hockey sticks.
