A 26-year-old man and his gang who used to come to Bengaluru from New Delhi to burgle houses were arrested here on Sunday.
From the CCTV footage from a burglary that took place two months ago, two suspects- Ashish and Harman were identified by the Jeevan Bhema Nagar police. Ashish was caught by a night watchman and confessed to the crime. This led to the arrest of Harman, a resident of New Delhi, who used to fly from there to Chennai and then would come to Bengaluru by car. He would travel back to his place by train or flight after the burglary. Police also confiscated 1.5 kg of gold and 2 kg of silver articles worth at least Rs 50 lakhs from them.
Harman also confessed to the police, saying that he would come to Bengaluru months in advance to plan their heist and that he would pose as a student and knock on doors of houses they used to burgle. He also confessed that he used to use several SIM cards to throw off the police and that their goods would be sold off at Chor Bazaars in the capital.
In a similar case in 2014, they were arrested but then were out on bail and they continued to burgle houses. Police say at least 20 cases involving this gang has been solved by the arrest and information provided by the gang.
(PTI)
