Jamshedpur, Oct 21 (IANS) Thieves broke into a locked house in Hill View Colony, under the MGM police station area in Mango, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, and decamped with jewellery worth approximately Rs 12 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash. The incident has triggered concern among residents of the locality.
According to reports, Hill View Colony resident Anupam Ojha had locked his house around 12:30 a.m. on Mahanavami night and left with his family to attend Durga Puja celebrations. When he returned home around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, he found the lock on the main door broken.
Upon entering the house, Ojha found household items scattered across the rooms and the Godrej cupboard damaged. A subsequent inspection revealed that jewellery worth approximately Rs 12 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash were missing.
Ojha subsequently reported the incident to the local MGM police station. After receiving information about the theft, Vikas Singh reached the spot and conducted an enquiry into the incident.
Singh said the thieves had taken advantage of the house being locked and the cover of darkness to commit the crime. He added that the incident had caused significant financial losses to Ojha’s family.
Singh also informed senior district officials about the incident and demanded a prompt investigation, the recovery of the stolen valuables and the arrest of those responsible.
The police have launched an investigation into the case.
Meanwhile, a series of thefts targeting commercial establishments has also raised concerns among traders in Jamshedpur.
On October 20, thieves targeted a liquor shop located below Ashoka Hotel on Station Road, within the Jugsalai police station area. The accused allegedly broke through the shop’s roof to gain entry and escaped with Rs 33,000 in cash and liquor worth approximately Rs 18,000.
The shop owner had suffered a total loss of around Rs 51,000 in the incident.
Notably, just a day earlier on October 19, a jewellery shop in the Bagbeda police station area was also burgled after thieves allegedly broke through its roof.
–IANS
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