Housebreak: Two juveniles, three others held in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Jayanagar police claim to have cracked a housebreak case with the arrest of five accused, including two juveniles, and recovered eight expensive watches and other stolen valuables.

The accused — Tousif, 20, Syed Rafiq, 22, Imamul, 22, and the two 16-year-olds — are all residents of Tilak Nagar. They allegedly burgled the residence of JET Bus Travels owner Syed Mohammed Akbar, 55, in Jayanagar 4th T Block on the night of May 19.

According to Akbar’s complaint, he occasionally visited his old house to check on the property. On May 19, a neighbour alerted him that the front door of the house was ajar. He found several valuables missing from the house, including Rs 20,000 in cash, eight branded watches, a gold-plated mobile phone, silver articles, a gold coin, and some bus parts.

Police detained two juvenile suspects in Jayanagar 1st Block on May 20. They allegedly confessed to committing the theft along with four accomplices, and disclosed details of the stolen property. The minors were sent to the state home the following day. Later, police arrested three others from Tilak Nagar; the fourth accomplice is said to be absconding.

Police recovered eight branded watches worth Rs 6 lakh and other stolen valuables from the accused, all five of whom are school dropouts and first-time offenders, a senior cop said.