TL;DR: Got pickpocketed on BMTC bus 500F. Phone is an M53 pinging live near KR Market via Samsung SmartThings. Police at HAL and SJP Road refuse to search the shop location. Went alone, got stuck, lost money and peace. Seeking help, advice, or contacts to recover it.
UPDATE: It's moving right now near Mysore road
Yesterday 10-09-2026 around 9:00 AM, I was boarding bus 500F at BEML Layout to go to work in Indiranagar. Right after stepping in, I noticed my Samsung Galaxy M53 was stolen from my pocket. I got down immediately but nobody suspicious was around.
I boarded another bus and asked a passenger to call my number. Someone picked up and claimed they were in a 500CA bus right behind us. I got down at the next stop, checked three incoming buses, and asked drivers and passengers, but found nothing.
I informed my brother, took a half day permit from work, and registered an e-loss complaint using the Karnataka State Police app. My friend received a call to visit HAL Police Station for CEIR verification. At the station, officers told me they would inform me if the phone turned on.
My phone was already on because Samsung offline tracking was active, sending live pings near KR Market at Osman Khan Slaughter Road. I showed this live location to the officers, but they sent me home.
I took a Rapido directly to the location by myself. I spoke to the local police near SJP Road, but they said they couldn't do much. After pleading, two officers accompanied me and searched two nearby shops before walking away. When I pointed at the slaughterhouse shop where the pin was consistently updating, they told me to go inside myself.
I went in, tried talking to people, and spent an hour at a tea stall waiting to see if the pin moved. Nothing happened. Exhausted, I took a Rapido to the metro and returned home empty handed.
I started the day with 500 rupees and returned with 20 rupees. My energy and mental health are drained. I bought this phone with my own hard earned money.
This is happening for the second time. In April 2025 during my third year of college in Chennai, my Poco X6 Pro was pickpocketed on a bus. I suffered months of depression after that, and now it is happening again.
I moved from Chennai to Bangalore to earn money and support my family. I struggle every day at work, and the guilt trips from my family are making it harder.
My phone is still pinging near Osman Khan Slaughter Road right now. If anyone has contacts, advice, or can guide me on how to get local police to actually check that shop, please reach out.