In a daring burglary miscreants reportedly looted a house at Balli, fleeing with gold ornaments and cash amounting to over four lakhs. Gold ornaments worth over Rs. 30 lakhs were burgled from one house and items worth Rs. 2.5 lakhs were damaged in another house at Loliem. Another house in the locality was ransacked. However, it was not clear what was stolen. An attempt to burgle a closed bungalow at Betalbatim village by two unknown culprits has sent shock waves across Salcete.
The entire incident was caught on CCTV camera and the footage was shared on social media. There has been a rise in the number of house-breaks reported in the state in the past several days. Burglars target houses that are closed with the owners being out of station for various reasons. It is now vacation time, with people heading to various holiday destinations.
Police patrolling needs to be intensified. Anyone found to be moving in a suspicious manner near residential areas need to be rounded up by the police for questioning. A watch needs to be kept on the movement of history-sheeters from the locality. Proper outdoor lighting can deter burglary. Burglars strike when much of the police force is deployed for other duties. With elections round the corner, obviously police will be deployed for election duty. Better coordination between the police and people can go a long way in reducing house-breaks.
