Woman files false complaint of robbery

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, NOV. 19. A woman, who suffered a loss in an alleged chit business, on Monday filed a false complaint with the Indiranagar police that she had been robbed of cash and gold jewellery.

According to police, they received a complaint of robbery from Kalai Selvi, wife of an ex-serviceman, Mr. Janardhan, and resident of Lakshmipura. She told police that some persons had come to her house and robbed her of gold jewellery and Rs. 80,000 in cash which she had earned from chit business. She said that they had assaulted her, and that she was injured.

Top police officials who visited the spot doubted her narration of the ``incident'' after she showed the ``injury'' on her forehead. They realised that it was not caused in an attack, and that it was self-inflicted. When police searched the house, they found Rs. 55,000 in cash wrapped in newspaper sheets.

The woman reportedly confessed to police that she had suffered a loss in chit business, and that her husband was not aware of it. She said she had pledged her jewellery with a pawn-broker for the money.

Brown sugar seized: The officials of the City Crime Branch (CCB) on Sunday arrested a drug peddler, and seized 21 grams of brown sugar worth Rs. 1.05 lakh and Rs. 400 in cash from him.

According to police, Iliyaz alias Acid Iliyaz (43) was attempting to sell brown sugar in front of a house on 1st Cross, Marappa Gardens, J.C. Nagar, when he was arrested.

Youth killed in mishap: Sashidhar (26) was killed when the scooter he was riding collided with a car on Residency Road on Sunday night. The Ashoknagar police have registered a case.

Suicide: A resident of Binnypet `B' Block, Suresh Rao, committed suicide by allegedly hanging himself in his house on Sunday evening.

Rao, who got married three months ago, had been ailing from some time.

The J.J. Nagar police have registered a case.

Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Section  : Southern States
Previous : Sangliana's moves irk BATF members
Next     : Govt. to fix qualifications