Cash, ornaments worth Rs 15 lakh stolen in village near Palampur

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Palampur, January 2

Cash, gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 15 lakh were stolen from two different houses in Deogram village near here. Police said a gang of thieves entered the houses on Friday night, broke open the steel lockers and managed to escape with cash and jewellery. The burglars entered the houses by breaking window panes.

Police sources said owners of both the houses were sleeping in adjoining rooms. They found the belongings scattered the next morning and cash and jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh were found missing.

The Panchrukhi police have registered a case and investigation is in progress.

Earlier, in a similar incident, jewellery worth over Rs 17 lakh was stolen from Rajpur village.

However, the police are yet to arrest the culprits.

The deteriorating law and order situation in Palampur, Panchrukhi, Bhawarna and Baijnath areas has become a matter of concern, lamented residents.

The shortage of manpower in the police stations has made the matter worse, sources added.