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Gauri Pujan Absence Leads to 4 House Burglaries in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; Lakhs Looted, But 4-Tola Necklace Left Behind
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News18•23-09-2026, 10:43
Gauri Pujan Absence Leads to 4 House Burglaries in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; Lakhs Looted, But 4-Tola Necklace Left Behind
- •Thieves burgled four houses in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's Cidco Mahanagar-1, Waluj area, taking advantage of families going to their native villages for Gauri Pujan.
- •Cash and gold and silver ornaments worth approximately 90,000 rupees were stolen from the houses.
- •Interestingly, the thieves found an old, tarnished 4-tola gold necklace but left it behind, mistaking it for fake.
- •Three thieves, wearing caps, were captured on CCTV using hammers and hydraulic pliers to break locks.
- •MIDC Waluj Police have registered a case and are searching for the suspects based on CCTV footage and evidence.
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Thieves took advantage of families leaving their homes to visit their native villages for Gauri Pujan, simultaneously burgling four houses in the Cidco Mahanagar-1 area of Waluj.
The thieves found a 20-year-old gold necklace weighing about four tolas, but because it was old and tarnished, they mistook it for fake and threw it back inside the house.
Police found that the thieves used hammers and hydraulic pliers to break locks. Additionally, three cap-wearing suspects were captured on CCTV cameras, and authorities are using this footage along with crime scene evidence to search for them.
