Mobile phones and accessories worth Rs50,000 were burgled from a mobile shop at Kokta area under Bilkharia police station on Saturday. According to the police, Manohar Singh Thakur, who owns Mahavir mobile shop, was shocked to found that his shutter of the shop were broken and the mobile phones and accessories were found missing.
A complaint was lodged with the Bikharia police by the victim. In the complaint the victim claimed that when he reached his shop on Saturday to open he found that the shop was ransacked. Around 10 mobile phones and accessories worth Rs50,000 were burgled from the shop. In the burglary no cash was burgled claimed the victim.
The other valuables which were in the shop were not disturbed by the miscreants. The shop was not having any CCTV cameras which might have helped in the investigation. Police have detained few persons but they are not able to provide the details that the suspect is among the detainees.
The police suspects that the victim has not disclosed the exact loss as it would require producing payment receipts with proper paid taxes of the mobile phones which were actually burgled from the shop.
Owners of neighboring shops and their employees would be questioned during the investigation said the police. The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The mobile phones could be traced if they are used after inserting SIM cards said the police.