28-05-2025
Youth arrested for stealing Rs 10L cash, 125g of gold from grandmother in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A 23-year-old autorickshaw driver, who stole gold and cash from his grandmother's house, thinking she was not providing financial help, is now cooling his heels behind bars.
The accused, BS Mithun, a resident of Chandan Layout in Sunkadakatte, walked into his maternal grandmother's house, BT Puttananjamma, at Vijayanandanagar in Nandini Layout on May 3 and fled with Rs 10 lakhs in cash and 125 grams of gold. He used a duplicate key to enter the house when Puttananjamma and others had gone to their native place to participate in a village festival.
Puttananjamma owned two more residential buildings in the area, which she rented out.
One of them was due for some repair, and she took a hand loan of Rs 10 lakh from a relative in Kunigal for the same reason, police said.
"Accused Mithun knew his grandmother kept the cash in her house. Also, he was aware of the gold in the cupboard. Thinking she never helped him financially, Mithun decided to steal the cash and gold," an investigating officer said.
The theft came to light when Puttananjamma returned home on May 5.
"As we inspected the spot, we found that the main door was intact, but the cupboard was broken. It indicated that miscreants had a duplicate key of the door," police said.
While filing the complaint, Puttananjamma suspected Mithun's involvement in the theft. "We arrested Mithun. During interrogation, he revealed he sold the gold ornaments in different places in the city and handed over the cash to his friend. We have so far recovered 81 grams of gold and Rs 8.9 lakhs in cash. Mithun and his friend spent the remaining money," police said.
