Pramesh S Jain
The Basavanagudi police have arrested a 46-year-old woman who led a double life working as a college lecturer on weekdays and stealing valuables from functions on weekends.
The accused has been identified as Revathi,a Kannada professor employed at a private college near Bellandur.
Senior officer told reporters she would teach at the college throughout the week,but on Sundays,she allegedly targeted wedding venues and function halls across Bengaluru.
According to police,Revathi would enter marriage halls posing as a relative of the bride or groom.Gaining the trust of guests by engaging them in friendly conversation,she would allegedly steal gold jewellery have the wedding meal and leave the venue unnoticed.
One such incident was reported on November 25 at Dwarakanath Kalyana Mantapa in Basavanagudi,where she allegedly stole gold ornaments from the wedding party and escaped.
Police said Revathi is originally from Shivamogga and was residing in K.R.Puram in Bengaluru.
On Sundays,she would reportedly make rounds of the city,specifically identifying marriage halls hosting weddings and carrying out similar thefts.
During interrogation,the accused allegedly confessed to her involvement in three theft cases.
Further investigation revealed that she had committed similar offences at multiple marriage halls using the same modus operandi.
The accused confessed that she was staling the valuables to arrange money for the medical expenses of her ailing husband.
Based on her confession the police recovered 262 grams of gold valuables worth Rs.32 lakhs which she had pawned in different jewellery shops across the city .
The Basavanagudi police have taken her into custody and are continuing further investigation.
