{"id":59366,"date":"2025-12-28T04:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T04:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/12\/28\/bengaluru-night-blind-burglar-strikes-actors-home-walks-away-with-rs-65-lakh-booty-confesses-operates-only-in-daylight-bengaluru-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T04:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T04:46:42","slug":"bengaluru-night-blind-burglar-strikes-actors-home-walks-away-with-rs-65-lakh-booty-confesses-operates-only-in-daylight-bengaluru-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/12\/28\/bengaluru-night-blind-burglar-strikes-actors-home-walks-away-with-rs-65-lakh-booty-confesses-operates-only-in-daylight-bengaluru-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengaluru: Night-blind burglar strikes actor\u2019s home, walks away with Rs 65-lakh booty; confesses, operates only in daylight | Bengaluru News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-126211456,imgsize-526212,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/jp-nagar-police-apprehended-mehaboob-khan-patan-a-38-year-old-burglar-his-night-blindness-compelled-him-to-commit-crimes-only-during-daylight-hours.jpg\" alt=\"Bengaluru: Night-blind burglar strikes actor\u2019s home, walks away with Rs 65-lakh booty; confesses, operates only in daylight\" title=\"JP Nagar police apprehended Mehaboob Khan Patan, a 38-year-old burglar. His night blindness compelled him to commit crimes only during daylight hours. \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"JP Nagar police apprehended Mehaboob Khan Patan, a 38-year-old burglar. His night blindness compelled him to commit crimes only during daylight hours. \">JP Nagar police apprehended Mehaboob Khan Patan, a 38-year-old burglar. His night blindness compelled him to commit crimes only during daylight hours. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BENGALURU: JP Nagar police have arrested Mehaboob Khan Patan, a 38-year-old interstate burglar, whose night blindness forced him to commit crimes only during the day. Mehaboob, a resident of Nagavara, north Bengaluru, and a native of Andhra Pradesh, allegedly stole valuables from the residence of Kannada serial actor Praveen Kumar M and his wife Manasa M.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Valuables worth Rs 65.2 lakh was recovered, including 478 grams of gold ornaments, 1.5kg of silver items, Rs 4.6 lakh in cash, and a two-wheeler. According to police, the burglary occurred after Mehaboob obtained a house key that had been left in a shoe rack at the actor&#8217;s JP Nagar residence. &#8220;If the key had not been available, I would have broken the door,&#8221; he allegedly confessed during interrogation. He admitted to committing similar thefts in multiple districts and revealed that he melts stolen gold at his residence before selling it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Owing to his night blindness, Mehaboob conducted all his burglaries during the day to avoid nighttime operations. &#8220;I cannot operate at night, so all my crimes were carried out in daylight,&#8221; he told investigators. He typically works alone and has been involved in criminal activity since his teenage years, with 32 cases registered against him in various states.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Probe into the theft at the actor&#8217;s home began after Manasa filed a complaint stating that valuables, including a gold pendant, four rings, and a pair of earrings, were missing upon her return on March 17. Mehaboob was arrested on Dec 5 near a tea shop at Nagawara Circle, along with the stolen two-wheeler.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Further searches revealed that the stolen ornaments were kept at his residence in Sarai Palya and at a jewellery shop in Hassan dictrict. With his arrest, cops claim to have solved seven theft cases registered at JP Nagar, Balki, Santemaralli, Malavalli, and Hunsur police stations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bengaluru\/night-blind-burglar-strikes-actors-home-in-bengaluru-walks-away-with-rs-65-lakh-booty\/articleshow\/126208284.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JP Nagar police apprehended Mehaboob Khan Patan, a 38-year-old burglar. His night blindness compelled him to commit crimes only during daylight hours. 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