<![CDATA[The Kothanur police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly stealing expensive gadgets from malls and sports retail outlets. The accused, Syed Balli, 30, is a graduate who, according to the police, resorted to shoplifting after failing to get a job. Balli is a resident of Kammanahalli. He was arrested while trying to sell an expensive camera allegedly stolen from a store in a mall. He told police that he would conceal stolen products in his undergarments. On one of his visits to a well-known sports outlet, he claimed to have stolen goods worth Rs.45,000, including a pair of riding glasses, a torch and a binocular. The police told that Balli would remove the tag from the goods to evade security personnel, adding he was active for two years.]]>
