Thieves decamp with gold, cash from house

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 13

A major theft incident reported in Jagraon where thieves targeted a house and decamped with gold and cash worth lakhs.

Complainant Gurminder Singh, a resident of Kothe Baggu village, said on the intervening night of July 10 and 11, he had gone to water his fields. His wife and son were sleeping in the courtyard.

“When I returned home in the wee hours, I was shocked to see that the door of our main room was lying opened and the entire room was lying ransacked. Even the almirah where cash and gold were kept was also found open,” the house owner said.

Gurminder said when they checked the missing valuables, they found that thieves decamped with 19 tolas of gold ornaments, and Rs 8,000 in cash. The value of stolen goods could be in several lakhs. A case has been registered, the investigation officer said.