Thieves decamp with garments worth lakhs from Hambran Road showroom

Thieves have again challenged the police by targeting a well-known branded clothing showroom located in a posh area of the city. They struck at the showroom on Hambran Road at night and stole garments worth lakhs of rupees.

Besides, the miscreants also took away the DVR installed in the showroom. The recent spate in clothing thefts in the city has raised the suspicion of a gang being active.

Showroom owner Gagan Jain told the police in his complaint that his shop was located on Hambran Road near Pratap Singh Wala. On the intervening night of November 20 and 21, the thieves broke into his showroom by breaking the lock on the upper gate. They stole branded clothing worth lakhs of rupees from the showroom. They also stole the DVR containing the CCTV footage.

Based on a complaint from Jain, a case was registered at the PAU police station against the unidentified suspects and the police also started examining the nearby CCTV footage to get any clue.

The major theft has created a panic among shopkeepers. This is the third major clothing theft in Ludhiana in the past few weeks. It appears that an organised gang has become active in the city, and methods used in the thefts are similar. Thieves are targeting branded showrooms and wholesale shops and taking DVRs to destroy evidence.

Recently, thieves broke into Supreme Kashmir Arts at Mochpura Bazaar, a wholesale shawl store, and stole shawls and other merchandise worth approximately Rs 5 lakh. Another major theft occurred on the Bindraban road recently in which they took away clothing stock worth lakhs. The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed outside the shop.