Bengaluru police arrests man in house theft, recover valuables worth Rs 35 lakh

Bengaluru: City police have arrested a man in connection with a house theft case and recovered stolen goods worth Rs 35 lakh.

Acting on a complaint on March 30 that 423 grams of gold ornaments, 110 grams of silver articles, and Rs 50,000 cash were stolen from a house in Jayanagar, police arrested the suspect on April 6 near a hotel in Banaswadi.

During interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime and revealed that he had pledged and sold the stolen valuables at jewellery shops in Girinagar and KR Puram.

Police subsequently recovered 240 grams of gold ornaments, 89 grams of silver articles, and the two-wheeler used for the offence, all valued at Rs 35 lakh.

The suspect was then produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.