Bengaluru police have arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly stealing from hospitals in the city.
According to a media release, Ramakrishna aka Hanumantha Shah, a native of Mulagundnaka, Gadag district, would take his auto to two hospitals in the city and steal from there.
Police say he has stolen several articles belonging to doctors, hospital staff, and patients at KC general Hospital and the government Victoria Hospital in the city.
After arresting him on January 24, Malleshwaram police recovered Rs 75,000 in cash, one laptop, two mobile phones, one camera and 30 bags of different types, DCP North said in a press release on Thursday. He has been booked under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. There were already four cases against him in Malleshwaram and Victoria police stations.