Bengaluru: Man held for two-wheeler, gas cylinder thefts; police recover goods worth Rs 8.5 lakh

Bengaluru: The Varthur police have arrested a 33-year-old man for a series of two-wheeler and gas cylinder thefts, recovering stolen goods worth Rs 8.5 lakh.

The arrest has helped detect five theft cases across the city.

The suspect, Muniraju, was caught on September 20 near Halasahalli Junction with a stolen two-wheeler and two gas cylinders. His arrest followed a complaint filed on September 7 by a Gunjur resident, who reported his two-wheeler missing.

Investigations revealed that Muniraju had stolen several vehicles and gas cylinders from different parts of the city. The police said he had parked the two-wheelers on a vacant plot behind an apartment complex in Gunjur and sold the cylinders to acquaintances.

Muniraju targeted cylinders left unsecured in apartment stairwells, balconies, backyards, and outside restaurants. The police said he sold the stolen cylinders on the black market.

Between September 20 and 22, the police recovered 10 more two-wheelers and 18 gas cylinders.

Muniraju was produced before the court on September 20 and remanded to three days of police custody. He was later sent to judicial custody on September 22.

The police said efforts are on to trace the owners of six two-wheelers and 20 gas cylinders that remain unclaimed.