Parking lots of the city seem to have become a favourite for the burglars of the city in the recent past. The incidents include vehicle theft and burglaries after smashing window panes of vehicles.
The City beautiful in last three months has witnessed more than 30 such incidents where victims alleged that valuables in their vehicles were targeted while they had parked in parking lots.Naresh Sharma, resident of Sector-43, on Saturday reported to UT police that someone stole his stereo, speakers and memory device from his car which was parked at Sector-35.
Ramesh Bajaj, whose belongings worth Rs 1 lakh were stolen from his parked SUV in parking of Sector-35 on July 12, said that he parked his SUV near Kukhrain Bhawan and went to do some shopping, and returned after one hour. He said the side pan of his SUV was broken and a briefcase containing cash and valuables was missing.In another incident, Narinder Singh, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony of Sector-26, reported that his motorcycle bearing Himachal Pradesh number was stolen from the parking of Sector-26 Market when he went to buy vegetables from the market, last week.
A senior official of UT police said the contractors of parking lots in Chandigarh are being advised to give attention on the security of parked vehicles in the parking lots, further they have also been advised to put CCTV cameras in the parking lots to keep a round the clock watch on the parked vehicles, he added.