Mangalore: Gold Ornaments Worth Rs 1.5 Crore Stolen from House at Pandeshwar
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (RS/SP)
Mangalore, May 12: Gold ornaments worth around Rs 1.5 crore were stolen from a house, ‘Swagath,’ located near Telecom House in Pandeswar here. The theft came to light on Tuesday May 12.
The house belongs to Dr M R Shetty, secretary of M V Shetty Memorial Trust, which runs professional colleges and a hospital in the city. The theft took place when the residents of the house were away at Bangalore.
Shetty said the thieves had taken away intricately carved gold ornaments studded with precious stones including diamonds. The thieves entered the house by removing one of the planks from the back door and sneaking in through the small opening. “Many of the gold ornaments stolen were invaluable, which were even used by our grandparents,” said Dr M R Shetty.
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Dr Shetty suspected that the theft took place at around midnight of Monday May 11, when the family members were not at home. “We had been to Bangalore. After returning home today morning, we realized that we had been robbed,” he explained
He clarified that the exact details and worth of the ornaments can be assessed only after his wife, who has stayed back at Bangalore, returns to the city.
A security guard appointed to guard the house by Dr Shetty said, he did not hear any sound at midnight. “I was awoke till 12.30 am on Monday night,” he claimed.
N R Mukri, police inspector working in Pandewar police station here informed that the investigation is on. He said, they have collected basic information and also finger prints besides pressing the sniffer dogs into service.
It appears, some one well versed with the place and the security weaknesses, were involved with the robbery. On the other hand, they would have collected information that the residents would be out of town during this period. The way one of the planks of the door was removed stealthily, gives out an inkling that the thieves had studied everything beforehand. The sniffer dog employed by the policemen jumped over the compound wall and reached a building that is under construction, located about 100 metres away.
During the time Dr Shetty was in Bangalore with his wife on Sunday, his daughter and son-in-law had been to their house in Kadri in the city.