Making the mockery of tall claims made by police over security in Raipur, some unidentified thieves committed thefts in three different palaces of Raipur including a school and made away with valuables worth more than Rs 3.60 lakhs. Police has however not been able to arrest any of the accused involved in the theft incident but has claimed of solving the cases very soon.
Talking with The Pioneer, Additional Superintendent of Police (City) said that the thieves took benefit of Ganesh Visarjan procession that was taken out on Friday. “large number of people had left the houses vacant to see the Ganesh Visarjan procession which gave the burglars a chance to commit theft. A part from this, major chunk of police force was deployed in the security of grand procession as well,” said the ASP and added that we have got some promising lead in the case and very soon we shall be able to nab the thieves. The APS ruled out the possibility of involvement of some outsider gangs and said it was handiwork of some local culprits.
According to police, some unidentified persons sneaked into a house situated in Shanti Nagar area of Civil lines by breaking the front door locks and made away with ornaments worth Rs 1.52 lakh kept in almirah in the house. According to complainant cash Rs 69,000 were also missing from the house.
In the same was some unidentified thieves managed to break into a school situated in the limits of Tikarapara police station and made away with camera, screen projector and other items worth Rs 10,000. “Thieves entered into Anmol Bachpan School, at Tagore Nagar, by breaking the locks and ran away with mentioned valuables,” police officer investigating the case told The Pioneer. A case in this connection has been registered with Tikarapara police.
In separate incident, some unidentified person made away with valuables worth Rs 1.50 lakh from a house in the posh Parthivi Province residential complex. “Theft occurred between September 15 and 20 in flat B-2, 241 wherein the thief managed to make away with gold ring, gold chain, diamond and some other valuables,” said Amanaka police officer investigating the case and added that the complainant has raise suspension over some domestic helper in connection with case.