BENGALURU: A 47-year-old accountant from Kammanahalli, east Bengaluru, filed a complaint against a security guard and wife, who worked as domestic helps in his house, accusing them of fleeing with Rs 47 lakh and 170 grams of gold worth Rs 7 lakh on November 15.
Krishna and Janaki had been working in Sridhar’s house for two months and were provided with accommodation on the premises.
Last month, Sridhar had got the guard released from the custody of Gangammanagudi police, who suspected he was involved in a theft. He said the guard was innocent.
Sridhar said Monday’s theft happened when he left home around 9am to attend a wedding ceremony at Palace Grounds. His wife, along with their two children, had gone to Whitefield to attend an engagement ceremony. Janaki asked Sridhar’s wife not to lock the house as there was work to be finished. The family thus left home without locking the door. The theft came to light at 1.45pm when Sridhar returned to his house. He found the bedroom’s doorlock broken and cash and gold stolen. Krishna and Janaki were missing.
Police warning ignored
Sources said Gangammanagui police from north Bengaluru had picked up Krishna a month ago in connection with a theft case. However, Sridhar insisted Krishna was innocent and cops released him. Police, however, asked Sridhar to be careful because Krishna, they said, was in the company of thieves who’d committed offences in Bengaluru. They suggested Sridhar hire someone else as his security guard.
“But Sridhar ignored our warning and lost money and valuables,” an officer said.
Banaswadi police have formed three teams to trace the couple and sent them to Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata.
