Gold Ornaments Worth Over Rs 10 Lakh Stolen from Advocate's Room at Bengaluru Club

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A shocking incident of theft has been reported from a popular club in central Bengaluru, where a miscreant allegedly stole gold ornaments worth over Rs 10 lakh belonging to an advocate who had booked a room at the club. The incident occurred on June 3, during the IPL victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), but the police registered an FIR only on June 28, as they were busy with security duty on June 4 when the advocate approached them with a complaint.

Key Takeaways:

  • The incident occurred on June 3, during the IPL victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), at a popular club in central Bengaluru.
  • The stolen gold ornaments were worth over Rs 10 lakh and belonged to an advocate, 67-year-old B Ravindranath Rai of Mangaluru, who had booked a room at the club using his friends membership.
  • The advocate returned to his room around midnight and slept, only to discover the next day that his gold ornaments were missing.
  • The club personnel verified CCTV camera footage, which showed a person entering the advocate's room around 2am and exiting after a few minutes, and suspecting the intruder to have stolen the ornaments.
  • The suspect is believed to have entered the club through the staff gate and spent a few hours on the premises before roaming around the club.
  • The police took up a case of theft, but the delay in registering the FIR was attributed to their busy schedule with the security arrangements for the RCB victory celebrations and the June 4 stampede.
  • The advocate has suggested that the thief may be a former employee of the club, as the CCTV footage shows the suspect being familiar with the premises.

Statistics:

  • Date of incident: June 3
  • Date of FIR registration: June 28
  • Value of stolen gold ornaments: over Rs 10 lakh
  • Number of days between incident and FIR registration: 25 days
  • Time of entry of suspect into the room: around 2am
  • Time of exit of suspect from the room: a few minutes after entry

Sources:

  • "A miscreant allegedly stole gold ornaments worth over Rs 10 lakh belonging to an advocate from a popular club in central Bengaluru recently." - TOI
  • "Ravindranath, the advocate, has lodged a complaint with Cubbon Park police..." - TOI
  • "The club personnel subsequently verified CCTV camera footage..." - TOI
  • "Police have taken up a case of theft." - TOI