Rudrapur: ₹1.30-1.40 lakh in cash and CCTV DVR stolen after locks of Jan Seva Kendra broken in Azad Nagar; thieves turned cameras away, tied house gate shut from outside with rope

Thieves broke the locks of a Jan Seva Kendra in ward number seven of Azad Nagar in Rudrapur and made off with cash and the DVR of the CCTV cameras. The area falls under the Transit Camp police station. According to Dainik Bhaskar, the thieves turned the CCTV cameras outside the shop away and tied the main gate of the house shut from outside with a rope so that the family could not come out. They then broke open the shop's cash drawer and took the cash. According to the shop owner, the drawer held about ₹85,000 withdrawn from an ATM and another ₹40,000-50,000 from the Diwali season; in all, ₹1.30-1.40 lakh was stolen. At about 4.30 am, the family found the gate tied from outside; after untying the rope and coming out, they saw the shop's shutter half open. The shop owner says the family has faced thefts before and no firm action was taken despite complaints. The family has informed the police and demanded action.