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Karnataka Robberies: Bengaluru Rs 18-Crore Home Heist Spurs Manhunt as Jewellery Shops Hit in Separate Attacks

Police pursue suspects using CCTV leads, with advisories urging verification of domestic staff.

Overview

  • Bengaluru investigators named domestic workers Dinesh and Kamala as suspects after jewellery, silver and cash worth roughly Rs 18 crore were reported stolen from a Marathahalli home where they had started work about 20 days earlier.
  • Marathahalli police registered a case, formed special teams, reviewed area footage and circulated alerts at rail and bus hubs as they track potential escape routes beyond Karnataka.
  • In a separate case near Nelamangala, three men robbed Ram Dev Jewels at gunpoint, escaping with over 30 grams of gold and Rs 50,000; the DCP confirmed a robbery case and teams are analysing CCTV.
  • Vijayapura police are probing a gunpoint robbery by two masked men at a Halasangi shop, with the haul under assessment and a case filed at Zalaki police station; local reports said shots were fired and a youth was injured.
  • Police separately arrested domestic worker Chandan Roul in an earlier Bengaluru villa theft, recovering valuables worth about Rs 1 crore, and renewed calls for thorough background checks on household hires.