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BANGALORE, APRIL 3. Seven dacoits broke into the house of Shankar Shetty, advocate, at Rajarajeshwarinagar and took away Rs. 1 lakh in cash and jewellery estimated at Rs. 1 lakh in the early hours of Sunday. The police said Mr. Shetty and his wife, Hemavathi, were in the house which is located in an isolated area in Kenchenahalli near BHEL Layout. The couple's children are living abroad. At 2.30 a.m., the dacoits, wearing masks, broke open the lock of the metal gate using a crowbar, the police said. They then removed the screws of the rear door to open it. As they entered the house, the couple got up and shouted for help. Two of the dacoits reportedly threatened them with knives. They took away the jewellery worn by Ms. Hemavathi, while the others took away the cash and some ornaments. They had cut the telephone wire before entering the house, the police said. A nearby household did not hear anything abnormal, the police added. The dacoits were in the age group of 20 to 25. They spoke Hindi. They wore banians and lungis, the police said. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), Sharatchandra, who was on night rounds, visited the house. A sniffer dog was pressed into service. The Byatarayanapura Police are investigating.
Arrested
The J.C. Nagar police arrested Harshavardhan (24) of Kodigehalli and recovered computers and accessories, valued at Rs. 40,000 from him. He allegedly broke into the shop of Venugopal at Kodigehalli in Sahakarnagar on March 31 and took away computers and accessories and Rs. 10,000 in cash.
Remanded
The J.C. Nagar Police police also arrested Rani (32) and Kannamma (50) both of Hosur in Tamil Nadu, who allegedly tried to pick the pocket of Nagaraj. The latter was travelling from Allalasandra Gate to GKVK campus on Saturday morning when the two women allegedly tried to pick his pocket. The women have been remanded in judicial custody, the police said.
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