* Decamp with goods worth lakhs
Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Apr 3: Some unknown burglars broke opened the shutters of at least six shops in Surankote town market in Poonch district and decamped with valuables worth lakhs during last mid night.
Official sources said that unidentified burglars entered the shops by breaking the shutters and decamped with the valuables. The shops in which the burglaries were committed included a mobile phone store, a provisional store besides the one housing office of Jio Company, they added.
A police official told that a case has been registered and investigation has been launched. Teams of FSL were immediately rushed to the spot for the purpose of collecting evidence. It is believed that burglars had come in a vehicle and used pressure jecks to break the shutters. Click here to watch video
The Police was also examining CCTV footage of few shops. It indicated that burglars appeared to be 3-4 in number. One of them was wearing green cap and another a red jacket and jeans pants. One wearing black jacket was keeping an eye on the movement of people on the road. They had parked their vehicle in darkness at some distance and then started breaking shutters. The thefts took place between 1 am and 2.30 am, the police said.
There is strong resentment among the local traders against the police and district and sub divisional administration. They alleged that there is no night patrolling in the market and the town and the concerned police personnel should be held accountable for these thefts.
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