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Thief Who Dated An Actress And Built Rs 3 Crore Bungalow For Her Arrested In Bengaluru

The thief spent the money on women despite being married. The thief from Solapur in Maharashtra allegedly committed thefts in many parts of the country over the past two decades.

Bengaluru News: A thief who allegedly built a Rs 3 crore bungalow for his girlfriend was arrested for stealing ornaments worth Rs 14 lakh from a house in Bengaluru.

Panchakshari Swamy spent the robbed money on women despite being married, PTI reported quoting police. The thief from Solapur in Maharashtra allegedly committed thefts in many parts of the country over the past two decades.

Swamy has been arrested in a case of theft of gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 14 lakh from a house at Maruti Nagar in Bengaluru.

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Over 200 CCTV cameras were checked after which his involvement in the theft came to light, police added. With his arrest, the police seized gold biscuits of 181 grams, silver ornaments of 33 grams, and a firearm from him.

A senior police officer said Swamy started burglaries in 2003 when he was a minor. By 2009, he had become professional at theft and gained wealth worth crores. He started dating an actress in 2014 and spent lavishly on her by building a Rs 3 crore house for her in Kolkata.

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He also allegedly gifted her an aquarium worth Rs 22 lakh. Police added that the thief also had relations with some other actresses.

Police said that he mostly operated alone and kept a watch over empty houses so that he could target them easily and after committing the theft, he would change clothes to avoid suspicion.

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