PANAJI
Amid a surge in property theft cases across Goa, the capital city witnessed a broad day light theft wherein unknown miscreant/s escaped with valuables amounting to Rs 3.50 lakh from an apartment.
The house break-in occurred in the bustling St Inez area when the flat owner Prashant Verekar stepped out for barely one and a half hours from around 10 am to 11:30 am on Tuesday.
Panaji police told The Goan that during this time, while the complainant’s wife was at work and his children were at school, unknown person/s entered his third-floor flat and made off with the valuables.
The police have registered an offense and are currently reviewing the CCTV footage of the locality.
Potential suspects are also being identified based on leads gathered through police informants.
