Duo arrested in Bengaluru for ₹16 lakh gold theft from bank locker | Latest News India
A complaint was filed on January 18 at Basaveshwaranagar Police Station by a bank manager residing in Byadarahalli. The complainant, employed at a bank in Basaveshwaranagar, prompted police to initiate an investigation into the matter. After stealing the ornaments, the accused sold them at a jewellery shop located in Agrahara Dasarahalli. (Pic used for representation) The complainant had utilised a locker facility at the bank, where gold ornaments, a bank chequebook, degree certificates, mark sheets, and other documents were stored. The locker was last verified in May 2024, at which point all belongings were confirmed to be intact. However, upon reopening the locker on December 30, it was discovered that approximately 200 to 250 grams of gold ornaments were missing. Since only bank staff had access to the locker room, suspicion arose against internal staff of the bank. This suspicion was noted in the complaint. Continuing the investigation from multiple angles and gathering inputs from informants along with technical evidence, on March 20, police detained an individual residing at a house in NGOS Colony, Kamalanagar, …

