Mithun, who worked as a driver, had repeatedly asked his grandmother, Putnanjamma, to buy him an auto rickshaw. When she refused, he reportedly duplicated the key to the house's safe. On May 1st, while Putnanjamma and her family were away for a festival, Mithun allegedly stole ₹10 lakh in cash and 125 grams of gold jewelry from the safe and fled, according to police reports.
The state government had intended to acquire a total of 15.36 acres of land for road widening near the Bengaluru Palace Grounds. In response, the royal family approached the Supreme Court. The court had previously directed the government to provide TDR compensation at the rate of ₹200 crores per acre, totaling ₹3,400 crores.