Bangalore police seize Rs. 15 lakhs worth goods

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, SEPT. 21. Bangalore City police have recovered stolen articles worth Rs. 15.75 lakhs after arresting 18 persons, including a postgraduate in business management. In all, 52 cases of burglary, robbery and vehicle thefts have been solved with these arrests.

The Kalasipalya police arrested Velliyan, alias Raja (28), Ganesh (25) and Babu (30) on charges of stealing Rs. 6.50 lakhs from a steel company on New Osman Khan Road on the night of August 21.

The accused had entered the shop by breaking open the asbestos sheet and taken away cash kept in a steel almirah. Police have recovered Rs. 57,000 cash and gold jewellery and electronic gadgets worth Rs. three lakhs from the arrested youth.

Chickpet police have recovered stolen computers, motorcycles and National Savings Certificates (NSC) worth Rs. 4.50 lakhs after arresting Nanganagouda (23), Manjunath, alias Murthy (20), Ramesh (20), Ganesh (20) and Nagaraj (22).

With their arrest, police claimed to have solved five cases of house burglaries and thefts and vehicle thefts reported from Jayanagar, Basavanagudi, Chickpet and Hebbagodi Police Station limits.

Police said that Nagaraj, who held an MBA degree, had allegedly stolen NSCs worth Rs. 60,000 from a shop in Chickpet and had sold them after forging the signatures. When the person who had bought the NSCs tried to encash them at a post office, the authorities questioned him about the original owner. He then informed the police about the purchase and subsequently police arrested Nagaraj.

Upparpet police arrested Phiroze (23) and Saleem, alias Kaja (19) and recovered gold chains and car stereos worth Rs. 1.20 lakhs. The two were allegedly involved in four cases of robbery and 11 cases of car stereo thefts reported from Upparpet, R.T. Nagar, Vayalikaval, J.C.Nagar and Central Police Station limits.

The City Market police have recovered gold jewellery worth Rs. 25,000 after arresting Raje Gowda (18) on charges of theft. All these arrests and detections were made under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), Mr. G.B.Chebbi, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Chickpet), Mr. G.Ahmed Bava, Inspectors, Mr. B.B.Ashok Kumar, Mr. Ajjappa, Mr. H.J.Mariswamy Gowda, and Mr. Siddaramaiah.

Yeshwanthapura police claimed to have solved 21 cases of house burglaries and thefts and five cases of bicycle thefts with the arrest of Jameel, alias Kandre (22), Velu Murugan, alias Kubbi (20) and Phiroze (25), all residents of Maraludinne in Tumkur. Gold jewellery, steel alimarahs, silk saris, electronic gadgets and bicycles worth Rs. five lakhs have been recovered from them. A team led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Yeshwanthapur), Mr. Panduranga Rao, and Inspector, Mr. G.S.Nagaraj, nabbed the accused.

Cottonpet police recovered two mopeds and a motorcycle worth Rs. 75,000 by arresting Ayaz Chowdry (20) of Cottonpet. He had allegedly stolen the vehicles from City Railway Station, OTC Road and Jalimohallah, police said.

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