Man held for series of house break-ins and thefts across Bengaluru
With the arrest of the accused identified as Prakash Balaji, the police have detected as many as 13 cases reported in the South East division alone. The police have recovered valuables worth ₹75 lakh and a bike he used to commit crimes.
According to the police, Balaji used to move around the area wearing a delivery boy uniform to avoid undue attention. After identifying the houses he would make a duplicate key from the key machine he owned to gain entry into the houses.
M.A. Mohammed, police inspector, Madivala, who tracked down the accused, said that the accused had purchased the key-making machine online and learnt the art of making duplicate keys by watching YouTube videos.
Based on a house break-in and theft complaint reported in Venkatapura in Koramangala on May 25, the police analysed footage from over 150 CCTV cameras before identifying the accused.
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