Bengaluru burglary: Household staff rob businessman of Rs 18 crore, including gold ornaments
The victim, 28-year-old Shimanth S. Arjun, reported his domestic staff had pulled off a calculated burglary while his house was empty. Dinesh, his wife Kamala, and other unknown individuals had been employed as household help at his home.
New Delhi: In a nightmarish incident in Bengaluru, domestic staff have allegedly stolen valuables worth nearly Rs 18 crore from a businessman. The alleged crime took place when the victim was away from home, and he discovered the theft after returning to his residence.
House staff rob businessman
The victim, 28-year-old Shimanth S. Arjun, has filed a complaint stating that his domestic staff pulled off a calculated burglary when his house was empty. It says that Dinesh and his wife Kamala, along with other unknown people, worked as household help at his home. As per the police, the accused allegedly tracked the movements of the family while being employed at the house.
Valuables worth Rs 18 crore stolen
On January 25, the victim, along with his mother and wife, left home to attend a Bhoomi Pooja. In the meantime, the accused allegedly broke open lockers and took the family’s lifetime of savings. The complaint adds that the accused fled with around 11.5 kg of gold and diamond jewellery, almost 5 kg of silver ornaments, and Rs 11.5 lakh in cash, with the total value of the possession standing at around Rs 18 crore.
Lockers opened with iron rod
At around 12.38 pm, a domestic worker called up Arjun and informed him about the theft. The family found, upon returning, that the lockers in the house had been opened using an iron rod. The Marathahalli police have booked the accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Sections 306 and are probing to trace the stolen items.