Loot gold, cash & articles worth about Rs. 4 lakh
'You are all alive because of the baby'
Mysore, Feb. 9 (KK&JP)- Four dacoits, three of them wearing monkey caps, dressed decently armed with long swords, barged into the house of Geologist Thammegowda at No. 2027, 3rd Cross, 1st Main, Kanakadasanagar in Dattagalli extension here at 7.10 am today and made away with a long gold chain, a necklace, a pair of bangles, ear rings and earstuds as well Rs. 20,000 in cash and an Olympus camera, all worth about Rs. 4 lakh.
Thammegowda, a geologist who commutes to Hassan everyday, had stayed back in Hassan. His wife Shashikala, her brother's daughter Deepika, 24, Thammegowda's mother Jayamma and Shashikala's daughter Naina's one-year-old baby, were the only inmates. Naina and her husband, Sanjay are Software Engineers, working in Bangalore. Her baby was left with her mother as she was preparing for an exam.
The Thammegowda family also have a dog which did not bark when the four men barged into the house.
The drama unfolded at 7.10 am when Shashikala was in the bathroom. Thammegowda's mother and Deepika heard voices outside saying "Tie the dog up." Then a voice asking, "Is Thammegowda at home?"
Ajji (Jayamma) opened the door even as Shashikala came out of the bathroom to see what was happening. She saw four men with long swords, all decently dressed, with three of them wearing monkey caps.
The men threatened the inmates — "Keep quiet if you do n...more
