Overview

• Panchakshari Swamy, a 37-year-old burglar from Solapur, Maharashtra, was arrested in Bengaluru for a recent house break-in after years of criminal activity across multiple states.
• Swamy confessed to committing over 150 burglaries since 2003, targeting locked homes with precision and amassing significant wealth through stolen gold and silver.
• He used the stolen money to fund extravagant gifts, including a ₹3 crore house in Kolkata and a ₹22 lakh aquarium for his girlfriend, while maintaining a modest lifestyle himself.
• Police recovered gold biscuits, silver articles, and tools used for melting stolen jewellery during the investigation, which also revealed his connections to a film actress and a history of arrests in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
• Swamy's unique tactics included changing clothes immediately after crimes to evade suspicion, and he was apprehended by Bengaluru police on January 9, 2024, following a burglary in the Madivala locality.