MARGAO
In a daring burglary, miscreants looted a house at Balli in the jurisdiction of Cuncolim police station, fleeing with gold ornaments and cash amounting to around Rs 4.32 lakh.
The incident occurred in the house of Lounita Silva, wife of Steveen Fernandes, age 26 years, at Pattem, Balli, between 23.30 hrs on Sunday and 05.30 hrs on Monday.
The unknown accused person/s made entry into the house of the complainant by removing the roof tiles and committed theft of gold mangalsutra (1 nos), gold bracelet (1 nos), gold bangles (2 nos), gold chain (1 nos), gold finger rings (2 nos), one pair of gold earring and Rs 15,000 in cash, all worth Rs 4.32 lakh.
Burglary attempt in Betalbatim
An attempt to burgle a closed bungalow at Betalbatim village by two unknown culprits in broad daylight has sent shockwaves across Salcete as the culprits escaped along the main road.
Armed with house-breaking implements, the duo were seen making an abortive bid to break open the main door. Sources said the bungalow owner could see the culprits breaking open the door on the Closed Circuit TV surveillance cameras and alerted the caretakers in Betalbatim to rush to the bungalow.
The duo, however, escaped after jumping over the compound wall and fled along the road.
Colva police informed that the bungalow is owned by a native of North India, Badiyani, who is presently staying in the UK. As the CCTV footage did rounds on social media, the Goa Police formed a team to nab the culprits involved in the daring attempt to burgle the bungalow.
Sources informed that the police have sent wireless messages to all the police stations in Goa and outside with the photographs of the accused persons captured on the CCTV. The police are investigating.
