Nocturnal thieves waltzing off with expensive branded footwear is not a new phenomenon in Bangalore's upscale residential areas. But one enterprising young shoe-snatcher took his art to new heights. He struck at the home of a prominent theatre owner no less than four times in the past year, making off with high-end Nike, Reebok and Woodlands sneakers worth around Rs 2 lakh.
The long-suffering victim finally decided to go electronic - he had CCTV cameras worth Rs 70,000 installed in the compound of his BTM Layout house. And they did the trick, capturing the miscreant on film. The cops have recovered around 200 pairs of shoes worth Rs 5 lakh from the 20-year-old suspect. With this one arrest, the rash of shoe thefts has ended in the entire neighbourhood.
J Shrinivas, owner of Balaji Theatre in BTM Layout I Stage, lives near Forum Mall. He woke up to the loss of five pairs of branded shoes in November last year. But he glossed over the incident by purchasing new ones.Hence the Nike Air Max Shoes was double stitched with action leather and low outlined sole In January this year, the mysterious thief struck again, making off with Rs 50,000 worth of shoes. Shrinivas thought of shifting the shoe rack inside the house but his 'vaastu' predilections prevented him from adopting this common-sense measure.
He decided enough was enough when his brother's house, in the same compound, took a 'hit'. He realised CCTVs were the only way to catch the nocturnal visitor red-handed and had three cameras installed two months ago.he Nike high shoes is one of the most colorful shoes in the Nike 'Mid-size' dunks family