A purse carrying valuables worth Rs25,000 was stolen from Hotel Courtyard at DB Mall under MP Nagar police station area on Sunday.
According to the police, the victim Anjali Vishwakarma of Orchid Palace Kolar was at a meeting during which her purse went missing.
The purse carried gold jewellery and Rs5,000 cash, after the purse went missing she lodged a complaint with the MP Nagar police and when she returned her purse was recovered by a hotel staff in toilet and handed over to the victim which was not having any valuables.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 379 of the IPC and have started further investigation. In the meeting there were 50 participants and participants and staff would be questioned during the investigation.
The victim works for a private company and meeting of the company was held at the hotel. The victim went to have lunch and when she returned the purse was missing from the place where she was kept. Police said that the CCTV footages of the hotel would be searched to nab the miscreant.
Victim claimed that the total loss in the theft was Rs 25000 which included a gold chain and Rs 5000 in cash.
Police suspects that the hotel staff is involved but nothing could be ascertained at the moment. The purse was recovered empty after the victim went to lodge a complaint with the police that suggests that the miscreant was aware of the victim’s action and later dumped the purse after removing the valuables.