Five robberies in one night stun city police

In three cases registered at the Salabatpura police station, burglars broke into three offices in the Yarn Market, located at Zampa Bazaar, with the help of duplicate keys.

Manish Suresh Gohil, the owner of an office in Gyati Chambers in the Yarn market, complained to the police that when he reached his office today morning he found the office ransacked. Two more offices in the same market were also burgled, the Salabatpura police stated, when contacted.

Although the exact amount of money or goods stolen from these three offices has not been ascertained as yet, Gohil told the police that Rs 2000 in cash, a calculator and other goods were stolen from his office.

In another case of house-breaking registered at the Rander police station today, Roshan Electricals, a spare parts shop located at Mora Bhagal, was burgled during Tuesday night. Ashish Patel, the shop owner, lodged a police complaint in the Rander police station, stating that 200 kgs of copper wire worth Rs 25,000 were stolen.

The police have registered case under sections 454, 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code in the respective police stations and are investigating.

It may be noted that cases of burglaries are regularly being reported, although the police have strengthened night-patrolling after number of cases of crime during night hours began increasing.

When contacted, a senior police official admitted that increased patrolling had been able to solve the problem.