Mangalore: Daylight Theft worth Rs 1.3 Lac in Urwa Church
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (RD)
Pics: Sphoorti Ullal
Mangalore, May 1: In a shocking incidence, two young men who came to the Urwa parish office managed to hoodwink the lady secretary there and decamped with Rs 1.3 lac in cash on Thursday May 1 morning.
Two motorcycle-borne persons arrived at the Immaculate Conception church, located at Lady Hill, Urwa on Thursday morning. One of the persons aged between 35 to 45 years approached the lady who was working in the parish office and gave her Rs 1000 saying that they wanted to contribute Rs 500 to the church as they were venturing into a new business. He even asked the secretary to prepare a receipt in the name of certain Dinesh.
When the lady reached the petty cash box to handover Rs 500, the person emptied cash of around Rs 1,30,000 (2 bundles of Indian currency notes of Rs 500 and other denominations) which was kept in the main locker in the cupboard.
The duo left the church premises in their motorcycle with the booty before the lady could raise an alarm. The way the theft took place, it was quite sure that everything was pre-planned and meticulously done.
The persons involved directly or indirectly seemed to have studied the working hours of the office and arrived at the conclusion that there was quite a bit of pressure on the staff in the morning. Accordingly they have chosen morning hours for theft.
Speaking to Daijiworld one of the parishioners said that the church is celebrating its anniversary on Sunday May 4. In this regard some of the parishioners had voluntarily given donation for the celebrations. So it is said that someone who knew about all these things might have either been directly or indirectly involved in theft.
The police have already registered a case in this regard and initiated a probe into the matter.