Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 4 -- Breaks into teacher's house, steals 393-gram gold; buys new car

Vidyaranyapuram Police have arrested a Mechanical Engineer who is accused of stealing 393 grams of gold ornaments from his neighbour's house.

After the burglary, he pledged the valuables in finance companies to buy a brand-new car, Police said.

Police have recovered 250 grams of stolen jewellery, which he had pledged at three gold finance companies in city.

The accused is S.P. Kiran, a Mechanical Engineering graduate working at a private engineering college in Mysuru, and a resident of Vidyaranyapuram. He had stolen from house of Veena Nataraj, a teacher residing at No. 860, 4th Main, 26th Cross, Vidyaranyapuram.

The incident: On May 3, Veena lef...