Garderner’s home inside Bengaluru’s Palace Grounds burgled | Bengaluru News
Bengaluru: Miscreants broke into the home of a gardener inside Palace Grounds Saturday afternoon and made away with Rs 65,000 cash, gold, and silver valuables — all within a span of just 20 minutes.The victim, Shrinivas, works as a gardener and lives with his family in a house provided to them near the Kamadhenu Gate inside Palace Grounds. According to his complaint, Shrinivas and his wife, who is employed as a domestic help, had left for work on Saturday morning. Their elder daughter, a degree student, left the house around 1pm for an exam, locking the door.Around 1.20pm, her younger sister, a PUC student, returned home to find the door ajar. She immediately informed her father, who rushed back only to discover the almirah had been broken open and valuables missing.The stolen items included Rs 65,000 in cash, a traditional gold earring, and several silver articles. Shrinivas, who made sure no one touched the crime scene, alerted the police. Upon inspection, the police collected evidence, after which the family discovered that more silver items had been taken.Shrinivas told TOI: “The miscreants stole the valuables from my house within 20 minutes. I took a hand loan of Rs 35,000 and Rs 30,000 was our savings in the box. I have three daughters and the money was meant for their education.”Investigations revealed there were no CCTV cameras near the residence or at Kamadhenu Gate entrance. Authorities are now reviewing footage from CCTV cameras installed near Cauvery Theatre to track movements in the vicinity.A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 305 (theft in a dwelling house or similar premises) and 331 (punishment for house-trespass or housebreaking). The investigation is ongoing.
