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The Basavanagudi constabulary person arrested a 46-year-old pistillate who led a treble beingness — moving arsenic a assemblage lecturer connected weekdays and stealing valuables from functions successful Bengaluru during weekends.
The accused has been identified arsenic Revathi, a Kannada lecturer employed astatine a backstage assemblage adjacent Bellandur. Police said she would thatch astatine the assemblage passim the week, but connected Sundays, she allegedly targeted wedding venues and relation halls crossed Bengaluru.
According to the police, Revathi would participate matrimony halls posing arsenic a comparative of the bride oregon groom. Gaining the spot of guests by engaging them successful affable conversation, she would allegedly bargain golden jewellery, person the wedding meal, and permission the venue.
One specified incidental was reported connected November 25 astatine Dwarakanath Kalyana Mantapa successful Basavanagudi, wherever she allegedly stole golden ornaments.
Police said Revathi is from Shivamogga and is residing astatine K.R. Puram successful eastbound Bengaluru. On Sundays, she would reportedly marque rounds of the city, specifically identifying matrimony halls hosting weddings.
During questioning, she reportedly confessed to her engagement successful 3 cases of theft. Further probe revealed that she had committed akin offences astatine aggregate matrimony halls utilizing the aforesaid modus operandi. She claimed to beryllium stealing valuables to put wealth for the aesculapian expenses of her ailing husband.
Based connected her confession, constabulary recovered 262 grams of golden valuables worthy ₹32 lakh which she had pawned successful antithetic jewellery shops crossed the city. The Basavanagudi constabulary person taken her into custody.
