Sunil Lohan
A 19-year-old school dropout was arrested by the Halasuru police for allegedly breaking into a silver ornament shop by drilling through its wall and making away with valuables worth Rs 12.50 lakh.
The accused,identified as Teja,a resident of Shankarpuram in Tamilnadu,allegedly used a wall-cutting machine to create an opening in the wall of a shop located on Car Street in Halasuru on April 29.
He then entered the premises and stole around 10 kg of silver ornaments before fleeing.
Following a complaint,the Halasuru police registered a case and launched an investigation.By analysing CCTV footage and gathering local intelligence,investigators identified Teja as the prime suspect and apprehended him from Shankarpuram on May 20.
During interrogation,Teja allegedly confessed to the crime.He was produced before a court and taken into police custody for 20 days for further questioning.
Police said the accused had previously visited Bengaluru to meet a relative and had noticed the old shop during one such visit.
He later planned the theft,purchased a wall cutter,and targeted the premises at night,taking advantage of the ageing cement-brick structure.
The investigation further revealed that Teja had sold the stolen silver ornaments to a jewellery shop in Madanur, Tamil Nadu.Acting on his disclosure,police recovered 5 kg of the stolen silver ornaments from the shop on June 1.
The accused was produced before a court again on June 2 and was subsequently remanded to judicial custody.
