Burglars target two shops in Gzb, flee with 600 phones
GHAZIABAD: A gang of burglars struck at a mobile phone shop in Navyug Market, Ghaziabad, early Wednesday and made off with at least 600 smartphones and the recording device of the CCTV camera installed in the shop.
Police said the incident was reported later in the morning when locals spotted the broken shutters of two adjacent shops.
Sumit Tyagi, the owner of the two shops, said the thieves could only take the recording device from one of the shops.
“On the CCTV camera in the other shop, we saw that five or six men arrived in a Brezza SUV around 3.40am on Wednesday. They tried to break into four shops in the market, but could only break the iron shutters of my two shops,” Tyagi said.
Police said the men uprooted
the shutters by tying one end of a rope to the shutter handles and the other to their SUV, and using the vehicle to pry it off.
Tyagi said the men took 15-20 minutes to gather the smartphones and the recording device.
“My employees are preparing an estimate of the loss, but it is expected that they fled with about 600 new smartphones and the loss is expected to be in range of ₹60-70 lakh,” he said.
The two shops are located about 40-50 yards away from the local police post.
“Our PCR van was on night patrol and crossed the two shops at least 10 minutes before the thieves arrived. We have registered an FIR for theft and are trying to trace gangs with a similar modus operandi. Several teams have been formed to trace the perpetrators,” said Nipun Agarwal, superintendent of police (City 1).
Police officers familiar with the investigation said that the incident could be the handywork of some Mewati gang.
Navyug Market is a prime commercial area in Ghaziabad city and also has residential houses.
There are several banks, restaurants, retail brand outlets and other commercial and business establishments in the area. The headquarters of the Ghaziabad municipal corporation is also located in Navyug Market.