Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Bengaluru Police Arrest Two in Laptop Theft Racket
Two men from Tamil Nadu were caught by the police in Bengaluru for stealing laptops.
They took 48 laptops from places where tech professionals stay, called Paying Guest (PG) accommodations.
The laptops were worth about Rs 40 lakh.
One of the men, Rajadorai, had been in trouble before.
The police found out about the theft when someone reported that their laptops were missing.
The thieves were a laptop repairman and an auto-rickshaw driver.
The police said the thieves knew that tech professionals often leave their laptops unsecured in their rooms.
The police have recovered the stolen laptops and solved 10 theft cases.
They are advising tech professionals and PG operators to secure their rooms and not leave electronic devices unattended.
Two men from Tamil Nadu arrested for stealing 48 laptops in Bengaluru.
The stolen laptops are collectively valued at around Rs 40 lakh.
The accused are Gautam, a 30-year-old laptop service technician, and Rajadorai, a 33-year-old autorickshaw driver with two prior cases in Tamil Nadu.
The theft was reported on December 1, 2025, by a resident of a Paying Guest (PG) facility in the Doddathoguru area.
The laptops were stolen from a room with an open door between November 28 and November 29, 2025, targeting tech professionals in PG accommodations.
- Who
- Gautam, 30, and Rajadorai, 33, both from Tamil Nadu
- What
- Theft of 48 laptops from Paying Guest (PG) accommodations
- When
- Between the night of November 28 and the morning of November 29, 2025
- Where
- Bengaluru, within the limits of the Electronic City police station
- Why
- To steal laptops worth approximately Rs 40 lakh, targeting tech professionals in PG accommodations
Police
Accused
Targeting of Tech Professionals
Police
The police allege that the accused specifically targeted tech professionals in PG accommodations, knowing their laptops were often left unsecured.
Accused
The accused have not publicly commented on their targeting methods or motives.
- Number of laptops stolen
- 48
- Estimated value of laptops
- Rs 40 lakh
- Accused 1
- Gautam, 30, laptop service technician
- Accused 2
- Rajadorai, 33, autorickshaw driver
- Prior cases against Rajadorai
- 2 in Tamil Nadu
- Complaint filed
- December 1, 2025
- Location of theft
- Electronic City police station limits
- Number of solved cases
- 10
