Cellphones, Rs 40K cash, other valuables stolen from shop

An unidentified masked person stole mobile phones and other valuable articles worth Rs 7 lakh from a shop, Shan Communication, situated along the Jandiala road here early this morning.

Ravinder Singh, proprietor of the shop, said according to information collected by examining the footage of CCTV cameras installed near the crime spot, a masked thief entered the shop at 4.45 am after breaking the locks of the shop. The shopkeeper said 35 new mobile phones, other goods, and Rs 40,000 cash (kept in cash boxes) were stolen from the shop.

He said the value of the stolen goods is estimated to be around Rs 7 lakh, which he had managed by way of personal loan from his relatives. In the footage, the thief was seen keeping the stolen material in a kit bag and left the spot on foot.

ASI Gurmeet Singh of the city police visited the spot and registered a case under relevant sections of the BNS. Shopkeepers are perturbed as miscreants are targeting shopkeepers on a regular basis.