Burglars broke into three shops and stole four truck batteries in separate incidents in Nanerwada and Naibag areas of Pernem taluka on Sunday night, prompting demands from concerned residents for police night patrolling in the area.
According to reports, the burglars stole money and other items from Kiran Haldankar's shop and a garage next to Lavu Kudav's bar in Nanerwada. They also stole batteries from the trucks belonging to Deepak Haldankar and Andrew Fernandes in Naibag area.
Earlier on July 14, burglars had stolen a mangal sutra worth about ₹3.7 lakh from Rajesh Shirodkar's house in Nanerwada.
Usha Nagvekar, former Pernem municipal chairperson and sitting councillor of Nanerwada, has written to Pernem police station, demanding night police patrolling to curb such incidents.
