Crorepati thief has actress-girlfriend, gifted her holiday bungalow worth crores; arrested

Bengaluru Police have arrested a thief who built a Rs 3 crore house for his girlfriend using money he robbed. The accused has been identified as 37-year-old Panchakshari Swamy.

Police have also revealed that he had connections with a well-known film actress. According to sources, Madivala Police in Bengaluru put an end to a long run of his criminal activities. The accused, Panchakshari Swamy, hails from Solapur in Maharashtra. Despite being married and having a child, he was known for his womanizing ways.

Investigations revealed that Swamy began committing burglaries in 2003 when he was still a minor. By 2009, he had become a professional thief, amassing wealth worth crores through his crimes. In 2014-2015, he came into contact with a famous actress and developed a romantic relationship with her.

During interrogation, the accused confessed that he had spent crores on the actress. He also built a Rs 3 crore house in Kolkata and gifted her an aquarium worth Rs 22 lakh.

In 2016, Swamy was arrested by Gujarat Police and sentenced to six years in prison. After being released from Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, he returned to burglary. He was later arrested by Maharashtra Police for similar crimes.

Once released in 2024, he shifted his base to Bengaluru, where he resumed house burglaries and thefts. On January 9, he burgled a house in the Madivala locality of Bengaluru. After gathering intelligence report, police arrested him near the Madivala market area.

During interrogation, he admitted to committing the crimes in Bengaluru along with an associate. Meanwhile, the name of his actress-girlfriend is yet to be revealed by police.