JAIPUR: Five cases of burglary and thefts were reported here on Friday.
According to police, silver ornaments worth over Rs 30 lakh were stolen from a Jain temple located on Chaura Rasta Road under Kotwali police station area.
An FIR was registered by the temple management on Friday. According to the FIR, silver items weighing 44kg were missing from the temple. An official claimed that the management suspected involvement of a former employee. Police said they were examining CCTV camera footage mounted on the main road outside the temple.
“It appears that someone who knew about the temple had broken into it. The management has also informed us about a suspect and we are trying to find him,” an official said.
Similarly, two cases of thefts were filed within Jyoti Nagar police station limits. A shopkeeper filed an FIR on Friday alleging that thieves stole Rs 15,000 from his shop.
Another shopkeeper also filed an FIR at the same police station that Rs 25,000 were stolen from his shop. Police have not ruled out the possibility of the same gang behind the two heists in the area. Another FIR was registered at Bhatta Basti police station where a man who returned home for Ganesh Puja alleged that gold and silver ornaments along with other electronic items were missing from his house including a DSLR camera and laptop.
In Chaksu, a resident alleged that thieves uprooted locks of his house and decamped with cash worth Rs 5,000 along with a mobile phone and shampoo packets. Police said that investigation into all theft cases was underway.
