Woman who used to steal laptops from Bengaluru PG homes arrested

Bengaluru: Bengaluru police arrested a woman with 24 laptops, which she believed to have stolen from paying guest facilities in the city.

The woman identified as Jassu Agarwal was taken into custody from Rajasthan for allegedly involving in theft since 2022.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner, B Dayananda reportedy said: "The woman identified as Jassu Agarwal was arrested with 24 laptops worth ₹ 10 lakh."

The 29-year-old from Rajasthan used to conduct theft in paying guests (PG) around software company localities, according to the report.

She allegedly carried out the crime in PG areas of the city including Tin Factory, Marathahalli, Bellandur, Silkboard Hebbala, Whitefield, Mahadevpur, among others.

The accused sold the stolen laptops to shops in Marathahalli, Yalahanka and Hebbal, said the official.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield Division, Sivakumar, under the guidance of the HAL Police Inspector and others, carried out the probe.

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