Neighbour arrested for stealing valuables from a house

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The city police arrested a person for allegedly stealing valuables worth Rs 2 lakh from his neighbour's house in Kamakshipalya here.

The accused was identified by the police as Rathna, 30, a resident of Kottigepalya 1st Main Road in Bengaluru. On September 10 the complainant, Mahadev, locked his house and hid the keys in a shoe stand before going out of town.

When he returned on September 22, he found cash and valuables including jewellery missing from his house.

The police who inspected the house, noted that there was no forced entry into the house and no wardrobes were damaged either. Taking up a case, the police launched a probe and scanned the CCTV cameras to trace the location of the accused who turned out to be the complainant's neighbour.

The police said that 17.7 gram gold ornaments worth Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 in cash was recovered from the accused.