Police authorities in Bengaluru have booked a computer science graduate techie in relation to stealing multiple laptops, mobile phones, and tablet devices. According to The Times of India, the crime allegedly worth a whopping Rs 75 lakh involves the robbery of 133 laptops, 4 tablets, and 19 mobile phones. The incident is suggested to have taken place at paying guest accommodations made available to several IT employees in Silicon Valley. The news of the arrest was confirmed by Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda on Tuesday, November 7. The arrested suspect reportedly visited several paying guests and bachelor accommodations to steal the reported gadgets. Besides the accused, who reportedly worked at an IT firm, two more accomplices also have been named in the case.
If the report is to be believed, the co-conspirators would assist the main suspect by selling the stolen gadgets in the market. Currently, all the named individuals have been held under judicial custody. A total of about eight cases have been registered with authorities in the matter. “All three individuals have been taken into custody and are currently in judicial custody. We have identified nearly eight cases within the central division related to these thefts,” the Bengaluru commissioner said.
In addition to this, the officer also alleged that they have conducted 11 raids at separate locations in Bengaluru in cases related to illegal bettings and have nabbed about 13 individuals connected with the illicit operations.
This comes at a time when Bengaluru has witnessed the highest rise of cybercrimes this year. In records previously assessed by News18, a total of 12,615 duping cases worth Rs 470 crore were brought to light between the first half of 2023 from January to September. The statistics by the cybercrime department indicated a rise of 25% in financial fraud. When it comes to investment fraud, there were about 1,500 cases recorded in 2017, followed by 4252 in 2022, which rose to 4235 in 2023. The cases were associated with transfer, debit, and credit card scams among others.
Now, the Bengaluru authorities are conducting a thorough investigation against the three individuals in the gadget theft case. They are reportedly connecting with other police stations to find corroborating evidence to get to the full extent of the Bengaluru computer science graduate’s criminal activities. The identity of the three accomplices hasn’t been disclosed publicly yet.
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