Theft at Vaishali Nagar sparks protests

NAGPUR: A burglary at the residence of Pathan family at Vaishali Nagar, which came to fore on Wednesday morning, triggered protests among local residents, who said antisocial elements are starting to make forays in the locality.
The burglars decamped with cash Rs 15,000 and some gold ornaments from the residence of a petty contractor when his family was away. Altaf Khan Pathan said that the miscreants had on an earlier occasion stolen his puppy too.
"We were supposed to return on Tuesday evening from our relative's place, but opted to stay back as we were delayed. A neighbour told us about the burglary after our milkman spotted the broken latch," said Pathan. The miscreants had broken open the front door latch to sneak into the house. "The burglars damaged almirahs while forcibly opening them. They also searched for valuables on the first floor but could not find much. The rooms were left ransacked," he said.
It's learnt that the Pathan family lost all the currency notes they had collected with the holy number '786' on them, worth around Rs 15,000. Pachpaoli police have registered an offence.
Amit Pandey, a local political worker, said that the locality is being by miscreants. "A bunch of armed youngsters barged into a house and looted the family at knife point in broad daylight earlier this year," he said. Pandey added that several dogs have been either found dead or are missing from the area, hinting at some miscreants doing away with the local dogs. "Someone had killed my dog too some days back," he said.