Two Nepali nationals have been
arrested for breaking into the house of a former corporator Muniraju and
fleeing with gold and cash. The Kengeri police arrested Prem Bahaddur Sarki,
25, and Bishal Singh, 28, from Bangaon village in Bhajang district of Nepal.
Bharath and Saipal, two watchmen employed by
Muniraju and involved in the crime, are still absconding.
Muniraju and involved in the crime, are still absconding.
The burglary took place on September
30 when Muniraju and his family had gone to visit a temple in Chinthamani ahead
of his son’s marriage.
When they returned to their home in
Kengeri,they found jewelleries purchased for the marriage and cash missing.
Their watchmen Bharath and Saipal were also missing.
Their watchmen Bharath and Saipal were also missing.
Acting on their complaint, police
started an investigation and found that Prem helped Bharath to commit the
offence. They also took the help of Singh, a friend of Bharath.
A police team headed by
Satyanarayana went to Nepal and collected information about Prem and Singh with
the help of Nepal police and Interpol.
Meantime, the local police came to
know that Prem and Singh had fled Bangalore.So another police team headed by
sub-inspector Mallikarjun went to Nepal and arrested the duo from the
Maoist-infested Bangaon village.
The two were produced before the
local court in Nepal. Police recovered 2.034 kg of gold jewelleries and `60
lakh cash, BG Jyothi Prakash Mirji, city police commissioner, said.
The city police will hold a meeting
with the association of Gorkhas shortly to collect information on how many of
them are working in the city.This could help in preventing such theft cases in
future, he said.
Four
held for looting houses
The Jnana Bharathi police have arrested four youths on charges of looting two houses in the city last month and recovered stolen valuables worth about `10 lakh. The police said one of them had been arrested earlier by the Tavarekere police over a murder. He had just come out on bail and resumed criminal activities like robbery, dacoity and chain-snatching after forming a new gang. City police commissioner BG Jyothi Prakash Mirji said the gang had barged into a house in Jnana Jyothi Nagar in the afternoon of September 28 and made away with valuables by threatening the house members with lethal weapons.(dnaindia.com)
The Jnana Bharathi police have arrested four youths on charges of looting two houses in the city last month and recovered stolen valuables worth about `10 lakh. The police said one of them had been arrested earlier by the Tavarekere police over a murder. He had just come out on bail and resumed criminal activities like robbery, dacoity and chain-snatching after forming a new gang. City police commissioner BG Jyothi Prakash Mirji said the gang had barged into a house in Jnana Jyothi Nagar in the afternoon of September 28 and made away with valuables by threatening the house members with lethal weapons.(dnaindia.com)
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