Bantwal: Cash, gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees stolen from residence
Bantwal: In an incident of theft at Sajipanadu village, thieves broke into a residence in Nishabhag and made away with cash, and gold ornaments worth 12.40 lakh rupees on December 13, Tuesday.
The thieves are said to have broken into the residence of the Former Gram Panchayat member S. Abbas and made away with the cash and ornaments. His son, Mohammed Najeeb has filed a complaint in this regard.
The members of the household had gone to their relatives’ house around 2.30 pm on December 13 and had returned to their residence around 8.10 pm. The family members noticed that their house had been robbed after arriving home that night.
During the robbery, the thieves have reportedly broken up the safety locker inside the cupboard from Najeeb’s mother’s room using some weapons and made away with 1.40 lakhs rupees in cash, 3 gold bangles each weighing 8 grams, three gold finger rings each weighing 8 grams, and a gold chain weighing 56 grams (7 sovereigns). The thieves also broke the safety locker in Najeeb’s room and stole a gold necklace weighing 32 grams (4 sovereigns), including a gold bangle weighing 32 grams (4 sovereigns), and made away with a total of 36 sovereigns of gold ornaments from their residence.
The thieves broke into the residence after breaking open the lock into the backdoor. While the stolen ornaments are valued at 11 lakh rupees, including the 1.40 lakhs rupees cash, the total value of stolen items is estimated at 12.40 lakh rupees.
The Bantwal rural police have registered a case in this regard and undertaken an investigation to nab the thieves.
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NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.
The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.
In pursuance to the home ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday, and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement.
"The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission had directed the West Bengal Police to launch a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal manufacturing of crude bombs in the poll-bound state, an official said.
It asserted that all cases related to the making of any such explosive would be probed by the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The directive came after the police recovered a large number of crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, days ahead of the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state.
The explosives were recovered during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam following specific inputs, the official said.
The poll panel also issued a warning to senior police officers across the state over any lapse in maintaining law and order before the April 29 polling.
The first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
A record 93.19 per cent turnout has been recorded in the first round of polling. Bhangar will vote in the second phase.
