Electronics City police recover 48 laptops stolen from PGs

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Electronics City Police person arrested a duo stealing laptops, mostly from Paying Guest (PG) accommodations, and recovered 48 laptops worthy ₹40 Lakh.

Based connected a complainant from a nonmigratory of a PG accommodation connected Abbayya Street successful Doddathoguru astir theft of laptops from the facility, the Electronics City Police registered a lawsuit and carried retired searches astatine aggregate locations and collected method and quality inputs earlier zeroing successful connected Rajadorai (33), an autorickshaw driver, astatine Mandavalli Circle successful Kalakurichi district, Tamil Nadu.

During interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed to committing the theft and revealed accusation astir his associate, Gautam (30), a laptop work technician who refurbished them earlier selling. He besides disclosed that akin laptop thefts had been carried retired astatine respective PG accommodations crossed Bengaluru.

The 2nd accused, during questioning, admitted that the stolen laptops were sold for fiscal summation and Gautham utilized to format the laptops and merchantability it successful grey market.

City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh has advised PG residents to beryllium cautious portion keeping their valuables and guarantee a due locking system. The jurisdictional constabulary person been told to transportation retired consciousness campaigns astatine the PGs successful their jurisdiction connected preventive measures and guarantee information of the residents.

Published - January 06, 2026 05:13 p.m. IST

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