4 Women Held For Stealing Expensive Sarees From Bengaluru Shops, Rs 17.5 Lakh Items Recovered

A gang of women thieves was busted by the police today. The accused used to steal expensive sarees from various shops by diverting the attention of the staff. They are presently being interrogated, police said.

Bengaluru: Four women, who went to a garment shop posing as customers in Bengaluru and tried to make away with expensive silk sarees, were arrested by the JP Nagar Police on Tuesday. A total of 38 costly sarees worth Rs 17.5 lakh were recovered from them, police said.

The accused have been identified as Janaki, Ponnuru Malli, Medha Rajini and Venkateswaramma. The police have busted a gang of women thieves who stole costly sarees from various shops.

The accused had visited Silk House under JP Nagar police station area and asked the staff to show them a couple of premium quality sarees. They had diverted the attention of the staff on the pretext of selecting the stocks and hid many new sarees under their clothes.

While leaving the shop, they caught attention of the staff and were stopped. On inspection, it was found that they had managed to steal 10 sarees from the shop. A complaint was immediately registered against them.

City Police Commissioner Dayananda said that on information a police team reached the spot and arrested the accused. Police have also recovered 38 expensive sarees worth Rs 17.5 lakh from them.

During interrogation it was revealed that the gang was involved in stealing sarees from the city shops by diverting the attention of the staff. A woman used to sell these stolen sarees at a lower price through her friend, investigations have revealed.

Police said that the accused hail from Andhra Pradesh and had come to the city for theft.

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