Gandhwani (Madhya Pradesh): A gang of 40 to 50 armed miscreants wreaked havoc in Bydipura of Gandhwani under the jurisdiction of Gandhwani police station, on Saturday night. The thieves struck several houses, breaking doors and cupboards, and looted cash and jewellery. The miscreants targeted at least five houses, locking the occupants in rooms and subjecting them to physical assault.
The victims recounted the ordeal, stating that substantial amounts of cash and jewellery were stolen from each household. Sharing their ordeal, Mahesh Bala said that cash and silver jewellery worth over Rs 50,000 were stolen from his house. Similarly, Dinesh claimed that thieves barged into their house and locked them inside the room before fleeing away with cash and silver jewellery worth Rs 17,000.
Another victim, Jalam also said that thieves made away with cash and gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 90,000, with the thieves resorting to violence by beating him. Somtabai said that thieves made away with cash and silver jewellery worth Rs 15,000 from her house at midnight. Similarly, Sur Singh said that thieves made away with cash and silver jewellery worth Rs 60,000 by breaking the doors and cupboards of his house.
Top of Form Residents promptly alerted the police, prompting a response from the Zirabad outpost and Gandhwani police station. Although, the thieves had fled the scene before the police arrived. Zirabad outpost in-charge Rajesh Chauhan and Gandhwani police station in-charge Kailash Baria assured that efforts were underway to apprehend the perpetrators swiftly.
