Overview
- Electronics City Police arrested Gautam, 30, and Rajadorai, 33, after a December 1 complaint led investigators to track suspects to Tamil Nadu.
- Officers recovered 48 laptops valued at about Rs 40 lakh, while efforts continue to trace devices already sold.
- Interrogation findings indicate Rajadorai carried out thefts at PG facilities and handed laptops to Gautam for reformatting and resale.
- The accused were produced before a court and remanded in police custody as police check links to other reported PG thefts in Bengaluru.
- City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh urged PG residents and operators to secure rooms and participate in awareness efforts on preventive measures.