3 burglars who stole gold, valuables from political party functionary’s house in Bengaluru, arrested | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Jayanagar police have arrested three burglars who stole over 1kg of gold from the house of a political party functionary. The gang, consisting of Raghu alias Pepsi Raghu, 25, from Raghuvanahalli; Jai Deepa alias Jangli, 25, from Nayandahalli; and Mithun alias Milky, 24, from Tyagarajanagar; was apprehended after they stole gold ornaments, silver, cash, and other valuables. The leader of the gang is Raghu, and the trio has been involved in more than 11 cases and were arrested in the past.The burglary took place at the house of TS Vasanth Kumar Bhavani, a resident of 6th Main Road in Jayanagar 5th Block. Vasanth, in his complaint to Jayanagar police, stated on July 20, around 4.30pm, he locked the house and went to the airport to drop his son. They returned around 8pm to find the front door ajar. Upon entering the house, they found all the almirahs in bedrooms open. He stated valuables worth Rs 1 crore, including more than 1kg of gold, silver articles, a wristwatch, and Rs 50,000 in cash, were missing.Police inspector Deepak R and his team swung into action. Based on clues from CCTV footage, the team traced the miscreants in the Turahalli forest area along with the stolen valuables on July 22. The police recovered 1kg of gold ornaments at the spot. They recovered 50 grams of gold ornaments which they had given away. During interrogation, police learned the scooter used to visit Vasanth’s house was stolen from Basavanagudi three months ago. The recovered stolen property is worth Rs 78.5 lakh. A senior officer said 80 per cent of the property has been recovered.The wristwatch worth Rs 3 lakh was found in a stack of clothes and household articles on the floor. The gang identifies locked houses during the day and commits burglaries at night. They identified Vasanth’s house minutes after it was locked. They target houses with gardens so that neighbours or commuters don’t hear the noise while they break the doors using tools.They have largely committed burglaries in south Bengaluru, including in Banashankari, Konankunte, JP Nagar and Subramanyapura. The gang uses the money from stolen goods for a lavish lifestyle.