Greater Noida: Thefts on rise, maids and guards under scanner

  • | Tuesday | 19th June, 2018

“Domestic helps such as maids, guards, and others seem to be aiding the thieves. Amit Srivastava, circle officer, Greater Noida I, said the gangs appeared to be comprising locals. One of them stood near the car while another hid under a tree to check if anyone was watching. “Many such thefts have taken place in the past and most of them go unreported. As dogs started barking, Sandeep Sharma, who stays in the neighbourhood, woke up and shouted.

GREATER NOIDA: Residents of Sector Pi I, where the house of an NTPC deputy general manager was burgled on Sunday afternoon, complained of rising cases of thefts in the area over the past few months.The latest in a series of burglaries or attempted thefts happened late on Sunday night when a group of men arrived in an Alto and tried to steal a Baleno parked outside an Air Force officer’s house in Sector Pi III.A couple of days ago, a gang had tried to steal the tyres of a Ritz.AK Tripathi, a warrant officer posted at the Indian Air Force station in Rajokri, said that around 2.30am, his neighbour Sandeep Sharma saw two persons loitering outside.“They had arrived in a white Alto, which they parked under a tree. One of them stood near the car while another hid under a tree to check if anyone was watching. As dogs started barking, Sandeep Sharma, who stays in the neighbourhood, woke up and shouted. They soon drove away in the Alto,” Tripathi said.The officer said the thieves had tried to break open the locks of the car and the doors had imprints of a sharp object.A couple of days earlier, two tyres of a Ritz belonging to YP Singh, a resident of the same sector, had been stolen. “Many such thefts have taken place in the past and most of them go unreported. With the cases increasing by the day, the residents are concerned about their safety,” Tripathi said.On May 14, thieves had raided the house of an IAS officer, Vibha Chahal, after cutting the grilles of one of the windows and decamped with jewellery and cutlery worth around Rs 7 lakh. CCTV footage showed three of the thieves — two masked and one unmasked — entering the house, located right next to the residence of then SP (rural) Suniti.A day earlier, jewellery worth around lakhs was stolen from the house of an NRI in AWHO Society of Kasna in broad daylight. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner was stolen from the chamber of an advocate on the court premises over a month ago.Police said they were investigating the cases and trying to find out if maids guards , etc are involved. Amit Srivastava, circle officer, Greater Noida I, said the gangs appeared to be comprising locals. “Domestic helps such as maids, guards, and others seem to be aiding the thieves. In some cases, they even conduct a recce of the area,” he said.

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