<p>Bunty Chor, the famous thief of the North who is wanted in 500 cases, has struck South India for the first time.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Bunty Chor alias Devindra Singh broke into an NRI’s house in Thiruvananthapuram on early hours of Monday and stole a brand new Rs 27 lakh Outlander car, a high-end mobile, a laptop, a gold ring and Rs 2,000 in cash. <br /><br />He broke through the surveillance security to get inside the house.<br /><br />Since police could not identify the thief, they released his picture captured by a hidden camera at the house of the NRI. <br /><br />They received several messages on Tuesday from North Indian states identifying him.<br />The police said that Singh who had been staying at a hotel for the last few days arrived at the house on an Esteem car bearing Karnataka registration lifted from the city.<br /><br />He jumped inside the compound wall, reached the house and removed the bullet-proof planks off the front door. <br /><br />He entered the house and opened the remote-controlled front gate using the device found in the room. Before leaving he destroyed two of the six hidden CCTV cameras installed at the house.<br /><br />He also switched off the burglar-alarm.<br /><br />The police suspect that he may have left Kerala by now. Though it is said that he was spotted in Kanyakumari, police did not confirm it.<br /><br />Hailing from Delhi, the police said, the 40-year-old Singh ran a private-detective firm. Winding it up, he started theft. He steals only luxury cars, limited edition watches and other costly items and believes in single-handed operation.<br /><br />Known for slipping from police custody, he was booked in nearly 500 cases in the north, but was arrested only a few times.<br /><br />The award winning Hindi film Oye Lucky was based on his life and he also participated in the reality show “Bigg Boss’’. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Bunty Chor, the famous thief of the North who is wanted in 500 cases, has struck South India for the first time.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Bunty Chor alias Devindra Singh broke into an NRI’s house in Thiruvananthapuram on early hours of Monday and stole a brand new Rs 27 lakh Outlander car, a high-end mobile, a laptop, a gold ring and Rs 2,000 in cash. <br /><br />He broke through the surveillance security to get inside the house.<br /><br />Since police could not identify the thief, they released his picture captured by a hidden camera at the house of the NRI. <br /><br />They received several messages on Tuesday from North Indian states identifying him.<br />The police said that Singh who had been staying at a hotel for the last few days arrived at the house on an Esteem car bearing Karnataka registration lifted from the city.<br /><br />He jumped inside the compound wall, reached the house and removed the bullet-proof planks off the front door. <br /><br />He entered the house and opened the remote-controlled front gate using the device found in the room. Before leaving he destroyed two of the six hidden CCTV cameras installed at the house.<br /><br />He also switched off the burglar-alarm.<br /><br />The police suspect that he may have left Kerala by now. Though it is said that he was spotted in Kanyakumari, police did not confirm it.<br /><br />Hailing from Delhi, the police said, the 40-year-old Singh ran a private-detective firm. Winding it up, he started theft. He steals only luxury cars, limited edition watches and other costly items and believes in single-handed operation.<br /><br />Known for slipping from police custody, he was booked in nearly 500 cases in the north, but was arrested only a few times.<br /><br />The award winning Hindi film Oye Lucky was based on his life and he also participated in the reality show “Bigg Boss’’. <br /><br /></p>
