Four FIRs were lodged in the last few days in HSR Layout. Besides the dowry harassment case mentioned in a separate story today, there has been a bike theft case in Sector 3, a house robbery in Sector 7 when people were not at home, and a cheating case worth over Rs 3 lakh in Sector 2.
ROBBED WHEN OUT OF TOWN
Between 21 and 23 December, the house belonging to 52-year-old Surendra Hegdein Sector 7 was broken into. The victim was staying on 8th B Main, 21st Cross. On December 21, he locked his home at 1230pm and went to his native place. When he returned at 6.30am on December 23, the front door was broken open and several valuables were allegedly stolen. According to the FIR, thieves stole a 42-inch Samsung TV, two laptops (15-inch Macbook & a Lenovo), 160 grams of gold jewellery, 3.5 kilos of silver items and Rs 33,500 cash. The HSR cops have registered a case of robbery and criminal trespassing.
BIKE THEFT
Thirty-five-year-old Kishor Kumar parked his Bajaj Pulsar 150cc bike (DL8S AC5522) inside his building premises on 17th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 on November 28 at 10pm. The next day, it was gone when he checked at 9am. He searched everywhere and finally realised that the bike was stolen and lodged a complaint. What is interesting here is that the FIR was lodged by the police almost a month later on December 23, 2018,
CHEATING CASE
A case of cheating is lodged against Zubha Infra Developers in Bommanahalli by businesman Satish Kumar of Sree Krishna Steel and Cement in Sector 2, HSR Layout. According to the FIR, Kumar’s firm had given the accused Rs 3.28 lakh worth steel equipment on December 14, 2018. However, when the money was never given even after more than a week, an FIR was lodged on December 25, 2018 The case went to the judicial magistrate that has accepted this complaint and ordered the police to investigate the cheating case under IPC 420.
