The Bangalore City Police Department conducted a theft in an apartment in Yelalanka and discovered a Mumbai-based gang that carried out a house theft in several cities across the country.
Venu Prasad, a resident of an apartment in Yelahanka, claims that on February 6, when he returned from a short trip outside Bengaluru, he saw his flat open door, about 250 grams of gold jewelry missing from his closet. According to CCTV footage and other technical evidence, policeman zeroed out James, 39, a car driver in Oshiwara, a car driver in Mumbai and Salauddin Sheikh, 29, who is also a resident of Oshiwara.
However, before the city police arrived at them, they were arrested by Surat police in Gujarat, in connection with another burglary. Police took them to a body arrest warrant, and the duo reportedly admitted the crime.
The defendant reportedly converted the gold jewelry into 15 gold bars and said they hid them in Oshivara’s house. Yelahanka police recovered 175 grams of 15 gold bars and two 5 grams gold rings, totaling 180 grams, worth Rs 1.6 lakh.
publishing – May 16, 2025 at 09:32 pm ist
