PERNEM
Cash and gold were burgled from five homes of the Mahale families at Ugvem-Pernem on January 31.
The locks of the homes belonging to Ashok Mahale, Rajan Mahale, Vaman Mahale, Arun Mahale and Vijay Mahale were broken and the gold and cash in these homes were stolen, informed Ugvem Sarpanch Subodh Mahale. The people in these homes live in Mapusa, Vasco and other places due to work, and the burglar may have taken advantage of their absence.
Mopa police conducted a panchnama at all five homes. On one of the CCTVs in the vicinity, two youth were captured at night, but their whereabouts is unclear, stated Mopa PI Narayan Chimulkar.
According to Mopa Sarpanch Subodh Mahale, a number of people working at the Mopa airport living in the area, and he has requested the police to keep a vigil in the village.
