Bengaluru, April 9, 2025 – A chilling midday crime spree rattled Indiranagar’s quiet streets on Tuesday when a drunk man slipped into unlocked homes, stole valuables, and threatened a woman with a knife—all before noon. The brazen incident, caught on CCTV, has sparked outrage and reignited concerns over safety in Bengaluru’s upscale neighbourhoods.
The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Kishan S, a jobless local with a drinking habit, entered two homes around 11 AM. In the first, he grabbed a gold chain and Rs 10,000 cash from a bedroom, unnoticed as the family lounged elsewhere. Minutes later, at a second house on 12th Main Road, he confronted a 38-year-old woman alone with her toddler. “He held a knife to my throat and demanded my necklace,” she told Hindustan Times, still shaken. She handed over the jewelry, and he fled with a laptop too.
CCTV footage, now viral, shows Kishan stumbling through alleys, bottle in hand, before his spree. Residents alerted the Indiranagar police, who nabbed him within hours near a liquor shop, recovering the stolen goods. “He was heavily intoxicated, acting on impulse,” a senior officer said, per The Times of India. A case under BNS Sections 309(4) (robbery) and 351(2) (threat) is filed, with Kishan in custody.
Locals aren’t surprised—unlocked doors are common in Indiranagar, a hub for IT professionals and expats. “We’ve had petty thefts, but this boldness is new,” a neighbor told Deccan Herald. Data backs the unease: Bengaluru reported 3,214 thefts in 2024, up 12% from last year (NCRB). Yet, police patrols remain thin, and sobriety checkpoints scarce.
This isn’t just a one-off—it’s a wake-up call. With crime creeping into daylight, will Bengaluru tighten security, or are more such shocks inevitable?
