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A 32-year-old antheral was arrested for allegedly stealing golden ornaments of his household members and staging a location break-in to mislead the constabulary and his relatives. The lawsuit was registered with the Chikkadpally constabulary aft helium lodged a ailment claiming chartless persons had committed theft astatine his penthouse successful Alekhya Estate connected February 9.
The accused, Bhaskar Pramod Mula, 32, initially reported that unidentified persons trespassed into the location and stole 1 golden chain, six golden bangles, 2 golden rings, 1 metallic sheet weighing astir 500 grams, and 2 metallic bowls weighing astir 60 grams.
During the people of investigation, constabulary recovered inconsistencies successful his version. “The accused completed B.Tech successful 2014 and had gone to the United States for higher studies but discontinued and returned to India. He aboriginal stayed successful Bengaluru for immoderate time, wherever helium allegedly took idiosyncratic loans and utilized recognition cards to support an costly lifestyle,” said an officer.
Police said that since 2024 helium had been stealing golden ornaments belonging to his grandma and different household members. The stolen ornaments were mortgaged successful antithetic banks, done which helium allegedly raised astir ₹4.60 lakh.
Investigators said that erstwhile his elder brother’s matrimony was fixed and the household discussed utilizing the grandmother’s golden ornaments for the wedding, helium panicked and decided to signifier a theft to displacement the blame. On February 9, helium allegedly created a country astatine the penthouse and informed the constabulary astir 10.30 p.m. done his brother, claiming that chartless offenders committed the theft.
Police said that anterior to lodging the complaint, helium had shifted immoderate golden and metallic items to different artifact successful the aforesaid flat analyzable wherever his household was staying. He besides allegedly disposed of a fewer boxes and a fastener by throwing them into a Musi stream to marque the incidental look genuine.
Following sustained questioning, constabulary arrested him and recovered 2 golden rings weighing astir 3 tolas, 1 metallic plate, 2 metallic bowls and 3 golden ornament owe receipts, covering astir 80 grams of gold. The full worth of the recovered spot is estimated astatine astir ₹12 lakh.
