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Terror of thieves in Pushkar: Grocery store and sleeping beggar targeted
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News18•09-10-2026, 12:25
Terror of thieves in Pushkar: Grocery store and sleeping beggar targeted
- •Thieves broke the shutter of Ranabai Kirana Store on Dev Nagar Road in Pushkar and made off with twenty to twenty-five thousand rupees in cash and edible oil tins.
- •In another incident captured on CCTV near the famous Gau Ghat, a thief stole eight thousand rupees from the pocket of a sleeping beggar named Baba Vishram Prasad.
- •The continuous occurrence of theft incidents has sparked massive outrage among local traders and residents against the police administration.
- •Citizens and merchants have strongly demanded increased police night patrolling and the immediate arrest of the culprits based on CCTV footage.
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Thieves broke the shutter of Ranabai Kirana Store on Dev Nagar Road and stole between 20,000 to 25,000 rupees in cash. Along with the cash, they also fled with 2 to 3 tins of edible oil and other valuable grocery items.
A nomadic man named Baba Vishram Prasad, who sleeps in front of Gau Ghat, had 8,000 rupees stolen from his pocket while he was fast asleep on Wednesday night. He had collected this money over a long period by begging for his livelihood.
Following the continuous incidents of theft targeting both businesses and a sleeping beggar, local citizens and traders have expressed massive outrage and strongly demanded that the police increase night patrolling and arrest the thieves using CCTV footage.
