‘Patriotic’ thief a professional, leaves no clue behind, say Kerala police

Kochi | Monday | 24th February, 2020

Summary:

“Before entering the house, he had opened the locks of two shops with precision and only broke the shutters of the rooms where the cash was kept. Though the fingerprint and dog squads checked the spots for clues, they could not trace any crucial evidence to track him down. Around 1 am on Tuesday, the thief had broken into the house of Issac Mani, a retired army officer who is settled with his family in Qatar. A sum of Rs 10,000 was found missing from the tyre shop as were a few coins from another shop nearby. Shop owners said a person who has good knowledge of the area must have operated the theft..