Bengaluru: Serial burglar, domestic help nabbed; stolen goods worth Rs 47.65L recovered

Bengaluru: The city police have arrested a serial burglar and a domestic help in separate theft cases, recovering stolen goods worth Rs 47.65 lakh.

In the first case, the Rajagopalanagara police arrested Nagesh alias Vinith, 25, on June 3 near Aalada Mara Circle, Laggere, for stealing an autorickshaw. The complaint, lodged by a resident of Hegganahalli Cross, stated that his vehicle was stolen on May 25.

During questioning, Nagesh confessed to the theft and to multiple house burglaries, particularly targeting doctors' homes, the police said.

His arrest led to the recovery of 208 grams of gold ornaments, 358 grams of silver bars, two Bajaj passenger autorickshaws, two Panasonic cameras and six lenses, valued at Rs 33.35 lakh.

The police said the arrest helped crack seven cases — two autorickshaw thefts and one house burglary in Rajagopalanagara, two house burglaries in Sarjapura, and one house and a bar burglary in Madanayakanahalli.

He was remanded to judicial custody on June 13, after 11 days in police custody.

In the second case, the JP Nagar police arrested a 38-year-old domestic worker, Shanthi, on May 27 after her employer filed a theft complaint.

The complainant, a resident of JP Nagar 2nd Phase, reported that four gold bangles and a necklace, worth Rs 14.30 lakh, were missing from her wardrobe.

The jewellery, last worn for a relative's wedding in January, was found missing on May 17, the police said.

Investigations revealed that Shanthi, who had worked with the family for three years and had a Rs 5 lakh loan after her daughter’s wedding, used a duplicate key to access the locker.

She was arrested from Vivekananda Complex, Phase 2, JP Nagar, and confessed to selling the jewellery at shops in Konanakunte and Mico Layout.

The police recovered 143 grams of gold jewellery between May 31 and June 3. Shanthi was remanded to judicial custody on June 4.