On a quiet night in Bengaluru’s Chikkanahalli, crime took an unexpected detour, straight to the police station. Not because a theft succeeded, but because it failed spectacularly. The Sampigehalli police recently arrested Asgar Khan, an auto driver whose brief experiment with theft ended not with stolen iron, but with a hospital visit and an unusually honest police complaint.
According to investigators, Asgar’s earnings from driving an auto were not enough to cover his expenses. His friends, who allegedly made quick money through thefts, seemed to offer a faster route to survival. Tempted by the promise of easy cash, Asgar decided to try his luck.
That decision led him, along with two friends, to an apartment complex in Chikkanahalli, where the
trio attempted to steal iron materials. But Bengaluru apartments, even half-asleep ones, have eyes everywhere.
Neighbours Entered The Scene
A couple living in one of the flats noticed the suspicious activity and questioned the men. What followed was chaos, not escape. Police said Asgar reacted aggressively and assaulted the couple when confronted.
The noise drew other residents out of their homes. Within moments, the tables turned. Apartment residents gathered, confronted the accused, and allegedly assaulted them.
Outnumbered and overwhelmed, the three men fled the spot without any stolen goods or dignity intact. The story could have ended there, filed away as another failed theft. Instead, it took a twist few officers see in their careers.
Thief Landed In Hospital
Injured in the altercation, Asgar went to a hospital for treatment. Once patched up, he headed somewhere even more unexpected: the police station. There, he filed a complaint describing how he had been assaulted during the incident. Sources said he even told police that women at the apartment attacked him with a beer bottle while he was attempting the theft.
The irony was impossible to ignore. A theft attempt, a fleeing accused, and then a formal complaint, filed by the very person who went to steal.
Police arrested Asgar soon after, piecing together the events from both the complaint and witness accounts. His friends remain at large.
In a city where residents regularly complain that criminals vanish without a trace, this case offered a rare reversal. A would-be thief walked into a police station on his own, not to confess, but to complain, turning a failed robbery into one of Bengaluru’s most bizarre crime stories in recent memory.
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