Arrest of two from Andhra for gold theft in buses; 899 grams of gold seized

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: The KR Pura Police have arrested two women involved in stealing gold ornaments by diverting the attention of women traveling in buses. A total of 899 grams of gold worth Rs 3.8 crores has been recovered from them.

On October 18, 2023, a complainant reported a theft incident at KR Pura bus stop. While boarding a bus with his family, thieves diverted his attention and stole 156 grams of gold from his bag. The KR Pura Police then registered a case and initiated an investigation.

On July 2, 2024, acting on a tip-off, two women were apprehended at Sai Yatri Niwas, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru. During interrogation, the women, hailing from Kupam Taluk, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, confessed to stealing gold from passengers' bags by distracting women at crowded bus stops and buses in Bengaluru.

On further investiga - tion, the police recovered 855 grams of gold stored at Karur Vysya Bank, Tirapatur, and an additional 44 grams from the accused's residence, totaling 899 grams.

The estimated value of the seized gold is Rs 3.8 crores. The accused were linked to multiple theft cases -four in KR Puram, two in Mahadevapura, one in Yeshwantpur, and one in Ramamurthy Nagar, totalling eight cases. On July 2, 2024, the accused were produced before the court and remanded in police custody for 14 days.