Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Sep 30: A series of thefts in Udupi city has left residents in shock after burglars targeted multiple houses in the government employees' quarters located in the Mission Compound area, under the jurisdiction of the Udupi city police station.
The burglars broke into six homes, all of which were unoccupied at the time, as the residents were out of town. From one house alone, the thieves stole 120 grams of gold and ?20,000 in cash. The total value of the stolen items from the other homes is still being assessed.
Notably, the quarters lacked CCTV surveillance and had no security personnel, despite being located just a few meters from the town police station.
Additional SP crime P A Hegde, police DySP Prabhu D T, town inspector, CMC president Prabhakar Poojary, and local CMC member Ramesh Kanchan visited the scene to assess the situation.