Man committed 80 crimes in 16 years, escaped from Bengaluru police

A burglar, infamous for escaping from jail and police custody several times in Bengaluru, has been held one greater time, police said on Saturday.

This changed into 32-year-old Karthik Kumar alias ‘escape’ Karthik’s 17th arrest. he’s stated to have committed extra than 80 burglaries. he’s a resident of Kalyan Nagar.

He earned the name of ‘break out’ Karthik, whilst the Bengaluru police recovered stolen jewelry worth Rs 11 lakh from his possession throughout his last arrest.

He had taken to burglaries in 2005 whilst he was 16 years old, the police said, adding that he has devoted at the least 80 crimes to date.”he is concerned in as a minimum 80 theft instances. those instances have been reported from many elements of Bengaluru, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. He first devoted crime on the age of sixteen in 2005, while he stole embellishes from a house. He used to pop out on bail and once more dedicate burglary.

In 2008, he managed to break out from Parappana Agrahara crucial Prisons in a food van. He changed into stuck once more after forty five days,” a police professional became quoted as saying with the aid of Indian explicit.In 2010, he had escaped from police custody while he was taken for a niche mahazar (activity of the crime scene).

The police said that Kumar’s reflexes are suitable and he is right at strolling, jumping and climbing which helped him commit the crimes.”however, he was caught with the aid of the public in Mysuru at the same time as stealing from a house round two years ago and changed into thrashed significantly. His hand were given injured inside the incident.

Later, his female friend’s brother stabbed his leg and he can now not run like earlier than.

However we nevertheless set up younger and additional employees while he’s taken for a mahazar or to the court docket to save you him from escaping,” the report quoted a police respectable as announcing.

Updated by Yukta Daswani