An unidentified man broke right into a ladies’s paying visitor facility in northeastern Bengaluru, misbehaved with a Bescom worker, and made away along with her cellphones value over Rs 1 lakh, the Yelahanka police stated on Wednesday.
The police stated that the incident occurred between 3 and three.30 pm on Monday at a ladies’s paying visitor facility in Judicial Structure close to Yelahanka, the place the lady had moved simply 15 days earlier than.
In line with the FIR, the lady was alone in her third-floor room when she heard knocks on the door. As she opened the door, an unidentified man compelled his means inside, held a knife to her throat, and demanded she take away her gold bangle whereas additionally touching her inappropriately.
When the lady couldn’t take away the jewelry, the attacker demanded cash and gadgets from her vainness bag, which was mendacity on the mattress. As he moved towards the bag, the lady screamed and bumped into the washroom, locking herself inside.
By the point the lady emerged from the washroom, the intruder had fled with a OnePlus cellphone value Rs 30,000 and an iPhone valued at Rs 75,000, based on her grievance.
A police officer stated that it was unclear whether or not different residents of the PG facility had been current in the course of the incident.
The police have launched an investigation and are analysing CCTV footage to establish the suspect. The investigators notably concentrate on figuring out how the person had gained entry and whether or not he knew the sufferer beforehand, given his information of her room’s location throughout the facility.
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“We’re questioning PG employees about safety measures and inspecting how this breach occurred,” stated a police officer. The police are additionally investigating whether or not satisfactory security protocols had been in place on the facility.
The police have registered the case underneath part 311 (theft or dacoity when the offender makes an attempt to trigger dying or grievous damage) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and launched a manhunt for the suspect.