A cab driver who robbed luxurious gadgets price Rs 24 lakh from an unlocked automobile belonging to a morning walker at Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park on Might 11 has been arrested by the Bengaluru central division police primarily based on evaluation of CCTV footage of the incident, the police mentioned on Saturday.
The arrested suspect has been recognized as Raj Mohammed Mastan, 45, a resident of North Bengaluru.
In keeping with the police, the alleged theft occurred on the Cubbon Park on Might 11 after a morning walker who travelled from Koramangala in south-east Bengaluru left her automobile close to the Queens Street bus cease round 8 am with out securing the lock of the automobile.
When the lady, an expert dancer, returned at round 9 am, she discovered {that a} bag she had left behind within the automobile was lacking.
In her police grievance, the lady mentioned the bag contained a double-band diamond ring with a solitaire price ₹ 10 lakh, a diamond ring price ₹ 4 lakh, a Rolex watch price ₹9 lakh, a Bottega pockets price ₹75,000, and airpods price ₹20,000.
The Bengaluru police tracked down the accused to the Ganesh Block in Mahalaxmi Structure in West Bengaluru on Might 13 primarily based on CCTV footage close to the crime scene. “The individual was interrogated and confessed to the crime,” the police mentioned.
“The accused doesn’t have a previous historical past of crime. He used the chance of seeing the automobile being parked by the sufferer with out locking to hold out the theft,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda mentioned on Friday.
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“It’s our request to the general public to be cautious of priceless items being saved in vehicles and to make sure that vehicles are locked within the occasion of the automobile containing priceless gadgets,” the commissioner mentioned.
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