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A gang of masked, armed burglars carried out a daring break-in at the residence of retired judge Justice Ramesh Garg in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, stealing cash and valuables worth lakhs, police confirmed on Wednesday.
The chilling incident occurred on the night of Raksha Bandhan, reports said. Justice Garg, a former Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, and his family were reportedly asleep during the robbery and remained unaware until the burglars had fled.
In the CCTV footage, three intruders, masked, gloved, and carrying an iron rod, can be seen entering the home. One entered the judge’s bedroom and stood closely near Justice Garg, who was asleep, ready to attack with a rod in case he woke up. Meanwhile, a second burglar searched through drawers and cupboards, as a third kept watch outside. The entire burglary lasted nearly 20 minutes.
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The video amassed over a million views, prompting a range of reactions. “If he was aware and still chose to sleep, then good job he saved his life and his family,” a user wrote. “No one would sleep through so much noise. He just acted like he was sleeping and didn’t move, because he knew he would be attacked!!” another user commented.
“The guy was holding a small ice so the scenario would have been that he told the person to lie down like that or he will be killed,” a third user reacted. “Playing asleep saved life it seems,” a fourth user said.
“This was clearly a highly organized group. The way they executed the robbery shows professional planning and coordination,” Umakant Choudhary, a senior police official, was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
“Given the seriousness of the crimes, we have formed multiple teams to look into the matter. Preliminary investigations suggest that this gang has been involved in similar incidents in the past,” he added.
Vijay Nagar police have registered a case and launched a probe. Authorities are currently analysing CCTV footage from multiple locations to trace the suspects, the report stated.
