CCTV footage nails four South Americans who stole jewellery from Bangalore hotel room on March 22

A gang of four Latin Americans, including a girl, who stole 8 kg of gold jewellery worth Rs 1.5 crore from a hotel room in Bangalore were arrested in Goayesterday.

The booty that was stuffed into dolls and wrapped in carbon paper to dodge security scanners.

The dolls were to be couriered to Columbia but before that could happen, a Bangalore police team nabbed the gang at Colva beach, and recovered the booty.

Pedro Alejandro Maita Rodriguez (30), Maira Alejandra Aranago Giraldo (22), Elenilson Amilcar Pocasangre Ruano (34) and Luis Alberto Giraldo Lopez (25)

The accused have been identified as Pedro Alejandro Maita Rodriguez (30) of Venezuela, Maira Alejandra Aranago Giraldo (22), a Colombian national, Elenilson Amilcar Pocasangre Ruano (34) of San Salvador and Luis Alberto Giraldo Lopez (25) ofu00a0 Colombia.

Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) Alok Kumar said the accused entered India via Nepal. "They visited jewellery exhibitions in Kolkota, Mumbai and Banglaore," Kumar added.

They zeroed in on an exhibition held at Kantirava Indoor stadium and made plans to steal jewellery from Captain Vijay Saini, manager of the gold manufacturing company based in Jaipur.
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