Neeladri Nagar

Electronics City

Bangalore

CCTV cameras

A 32-year-old techie recently lost two laptops and Rs 1,000 from his car, which was broken into while it was parked outside a popular restaurant oninThe techie, Kiran, had visited the restaurant along with a colleague, Imran, 31, to meet a friend who was visiting the city. They work at a private firm in the city. They reached the restaurant around 8 pm in Kiran’s Hyundai Getz. Around 9 pm, when they returned to their car, they found the windshield broken and the two laptops and cash missing from the car.“My colleague and I spent an hour inside the restaurant. There were around 20 cars parked outside. The burglars stole two laptops, a power bank, cash, ID proofs and other important documents from the car. Imran’s personal laptop was stolen, while the burglar stole my official laptop, which was issued by the company and contained official information. We worried that the miscreants might misuse our documents. The CCTV camera installed outside the hotel wasn’t of much help as our car was out of focus in it,” Kiran toldMirror.A police official investigating the case told Bangalore Mirror, “Officials are verifying theinstalled near the restaurant. There are CCTV cameras installed at the handicraft exhibition near the restaurant. Those will be checked as well and the accused will soon be traced out.”While burglaries from cars were quite common in areas like HSR Layout, Electronics City now seems to have become the new favourite spot for theseburglars.An FIR has been registered at Electronic City police station under Section 379 (Punishment for theft) of the Indian Penal Code against the unidentified accused.