{"id":2552,"date":"2026-01-06T14:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/?p=2552"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:14:11","slug":"heist-at-bengaluru-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/heist-at-bengaluru-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"Betrayal by Insiders: Car Driver and House Help Arrested for \u20b91.03 Crore Heist at Bengaluru Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In a swift operation, the <strong>Vidyaranyapura police<\/strong> have cracked a major burglary case involving the theft of gold and silver valuables from a villa in Vaderahalli. Four suspects, including the victim\u2019s own car driver and domestic worker, have been arrested. Police have recovered assets worth <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"290\">\u20b91.03 crore<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">\u00a0The burglary took place while the victim and his family were on a trip to Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, between December 23 and December 30, 2025. Upon their return, they discovered that the gold jewelry, silver articles, and cash kept in their cupboards had been stolen.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM-300x136.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM-300x136.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM-1024x466.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM-768x349.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM-150x68.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM-696x316.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM-1068x486.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM-924x420.jpeg 924w, https:\/\/www.anticorruptiontv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-06-at-7.31.45-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\">During the investigation, police discovered that the family\u2019s <b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"78\">car driver and house help<\/b> had orchestrated the crime. They had handed over the back-door keys of the villa to two of their associates from Chitradurga to carry out the theft while the family was away.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\">\u00a0On January 3, 2026, the police first apprehended two suspects near the Hosadurga bus stand in Chitradurga. Based on their confession, the driver and the house help were subsequently arrested from the victim\u2019s residence on January 4.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Recovered Items:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">550 grams<\/b> of gold jewelry.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">4 kg<\/b> of silver articles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u20b94,00,000<\/b> in cash.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">One<\/b> two-wheeler.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Total Value:<\/b> \u20b91,03,00,000 (One Crore Three Lakhs).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">The successful operation was conducted by <strong>Inspector Shivaswamy C.B<\/strong>. and his team under the guidance of <strong>DCP (North East) Shri G.K. Mithun Kumar, IPS, and ACP Shri Narasimhamurthy P.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a swift operation, the Vidyaranyapura police have cracked a major burglary case involving the theft of gold and silver valuables from a villa in Vaderahalli. Four suspects, including the victim\u2019s own car driver and domestic worker, have been arrested. 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