<p>The police are on the lookout for two people who cheated a senior citizen under the pretext of looking for a house on rent in Banashankari. The suspects locked up the unsuspecting victim in the bathroom and decamped with his valuables. The suspects are yet to be traced.</p>.<p>The incident happened on Saturday night when the victim, 69-year-old G K Subramanya Naidu, a resident of Vivekanandanagar, Banashankari 3rd Stage, was alone at home. </p>.<p>In his complaint before the Channammanakere Achukattu police, Naidu stated that around 8.30 pm, a couple came home and introduced themselves as Shivashankar and Neha. They told him they wanted to rent a place and were looking at a vacant house belonging to Naidu in the same building. The suspects took down details of the rent and deposit.</p>.<p>When Naidu went to the washroom, the duo locked him inside and ransacked the house.</p>.<p>They stole 360 grams of gold jewellery, a wristwatch, a mobile phone, and a debit card and escaped. Hearing Naidu screams for help, one of his neighbours came over and opened the washroom door.</p>.<p>“We have taken up a case of theft and house-trespass and are making efforts to nab the couple,” an investigating officer said.</p>
<p>The police are on the lookout for two people who cheated a senior citizen under the pretext of looking for a house on rent in Banashankari. The suspects locked up the unsuspecting victim in the bathroom and decamped with his valuables. The suspects are yet to be traced.</p>.<p>The incident happened on Saturday night when the victim, 69-year-old G K Subramanya Naidu, a resident of Vivekanandanagar, Banashankari 3rd Stage, was alone at home. </p>.<p>In his complaint before the Channammanakere Achukattu police, Naidu stated that around 8.30 pm, a couple came home and introduced themselves as Shivashankar and Neha. They told him they wanted to rent a place and were looking at a vacant house belonging to Naidu in the same building. The suspects took down details of the rent and deposit.</p>.<p>When Naidu went to the washroom, the duo locked him inside and ransacked the house.</p>.<p>They stole 360 grams of gold jewellery, a wristwatch, a mobile phone, and a debit card and escaped. Hearing Naidu screams for help, one of his neighbours came over and opened the washroom door.</p>.<p>“We have taken up a case of theft and house-trespass and are making efforts to nab the couple,” an investigating officer said.</p>
