Bengaluru police arrest a Spanish citizen suspected of breaking into the house: report | Bengaluru

Bengaluru According to The Times of India, police have arrested a burglar allegedly responsible for breaking into the apartment of a Spanish citizen on Langford Road. The accused, identified as Pokathota Gangandhar Rao alias Karthik (32), hails from Maddilapalem in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Police said the accused often travels to Bengaluru only to commit burglaries.

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According to the report, Rao was detained during a recent patrol when officers noticed him wandering suspiciously in Koramangala. Unable to provide satisfactory answers to their questions, he tried to escape when asked about the contents of his bag. When questioned by Inspector Nataraj DN, Rao confessed to breaking into a flat on Langford Road.

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Police recovered stolen items including a laptop, a platinum wedding ring, a Spanish ID card and debit cards. However, Rao has already spent ₹10,000 stolen cash. A senior officer noted that Rao had committed similar crimes in the past and had been arrested earlier by Indiranagar, Sadashivanagar and Yelahanka police. Unlike conventional burglars, Rao avoids breaking into homes and instead enters through windows or toilet fans.

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The burglary took place in the ground floor apartment of Abrielle, a Spanish national in her 30s, at the Nydus apartment complex in Richmond Town. On January 15, around 9:17 a.m., Abrielle called 911 after two burglars broke into his house. Struggling with English, he tried to explain his situation in a mixture of broken English and Spanish. However, it was reported that the helpline operator allegedly asked him to speak in Kannada before disconnecting the call.

Bengaluru police later clarified that no detailed conversations from Abrielle were officially recorded. The first call at 9:17 a.m. was disconnected without a conversation. The follow-up call two minutes later contained limited information, and the operator’s response in Kannada led to further miscommunication. A Hoysala patrol vehicle was dispatched to the scene but was unable to intervene due to the lack of accurate details and the victim’s response.