Woman who used minor for house burglaries arrested in Bengaluru

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The Sampigehalli constabulary person arrested a 45-year-old habitual offender, who on with a insignificant girl, was allegedly progressive successful a bid of location burglaries crossed Bengaluru.

The accused has been identified arsenic Reshma K. Babu, 45, a nonmigratory of Modi Garden. She was tracked pursuing a location burglary reported connected January 13, successful Sampigehalli constabulary limits.

According to the complaint, the location proprietor had locked his residence successful the greeting to driblet his children astatine school, portion his woman near for work. When helium returned home, helium recovered the doorway fastener breached and valuables stolen.

The accused allegedly decamped with golden ornaments weighing astir 30 grams, metallic articles weighing astir 60 grams, and ₹15,000 successful cash.

A peculiar squad was formed to analyse the case. On January 14, constabulary secured Reshma from a location successful Vinayaka Nagar, wherever she was recovered hiding on with a insignificant girl.

During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to her relation successful the burglary. Based connected her statement, the constabulary recovered 3.217 grams of golden ornaments, 80 grams of metallic articles, and seized a scooter utilized for committing the crime, which was recovered to beryllium fitted with an altered registration number.

The constabulary revealed that the accused would disguise herself and the insignificant arsenic men to evade detection and CCTV camera surveillance.

Investigation further revealed that Reshma was the caretaker of the juvenile, whom she allegedly trained and utilized for committing thefts and burglaries crossed the city.

The constabulary said they analysed footage from implicit 100 CCTV cameras earlier zeroing successful connected the accused.

Further probe revealed that aggregate cases person already been registered against the accused and the insignificant astatine Hebbagodi, Adugodi, Bommanahalli, Nelamangala, Jalahalli, Kothanuru, and RMC Yard constabulary stations.

Both the accused pistillate and the insignificant person been produced earlier the court. Further probe is nether mode to hint further stolen property.

Published - January 16, 2026 11:46 p.m. IST

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