Overview
- The burglary occurred on February 11 in Nagondanahalli after the family left a spare key in a shoe rack and later found 348 grams of gold missing.
- Special teams scanned local CCTV footage, identified suspicious movement, and detained the suspect, Kiran, near Varthur Kodi on February 13.
- Police said Kiran, a photographer, claimed he was house‑hunting, noticed the visible key, entered the flat, and took the jewellery.
- Officers recovered the full 348 grams of ornaments, valued at about ₹55 lakh, from his residence, and he was remanded to judicial custody on February 14.
- The city police commissioner cautioned residents against predictable key‑hiding spots; one outlet reported the suspect undertook a brief pilgrimage before his arrest.