Rs 25K taps stolen from Divya Yog Mandir

Tribune News Service
Panchkula, March 1

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Divya Yog Mandir in Sector 7 here continues to be on the radar of thieves as a thief made off with taps worth Rs 25,000 on the intervening night of February 28 and March 1.

Earlier in December 2018, a thief had decamped with sanitary items worth Rs 40,000. In both cases, the thief was captured on CCTV cameras. In the present case, the CCTV footage showed that thief struck between 12.20 am and 12.35 am and removed taps within 15 minutes.

Dharminder Abrol, a yoga teacher, said the CCTV footage had been provided to the police. He said despite providing the CCTV footage of the thief, the police had failed to solve the earlier theft case and within two months, another theft had taken place at Divya Yog Mandir, situated on the border of the NAC, Mani Majra and Sector 7, Panchkula.

Abrol said the second theft of a similar nature in two months had raised questions over the functioning of the police. He said thieves were roaming freely and striking at will, and the police had failed to nab them. Abrol said they had 16 CCTV cameras and the entire complex remained illuminated with LED lights, but still thieves struck at will and took away sanitary items.

Investigating officer ASI Karnail Singh said it might be the handiwork of a known person. He said they were scrutinising the CCTV footage and it seemed that the thief knew about Divya Yog Mandir as he was quick in removing the taps. He said the thief appeared to be well-versed with plumbing.

Second theft in over 2 months

Earlier in December 2018, a thief had decamped with sanitary items worth Rs 40,000. In both cases, the thief was captured on CCTV cameras. In the present case, the CCTV footage showed that the thief struck between 12.20 am and 12.35 am and removed taps within 15 minutes.