Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Apr 26: Unknown thieves, who entered a house at Shankarapura Kurkalu Subhash Nagar, succeeded in stealing gold ornaments worth nearly five lac rupees.
The thieves used a key kept inside an unlocked cupboard to open the lock of the other cupboard in which the ornaments were safely kept. A total of 195 grams of gold jewellery was stolen by the thieves.
The burgled house belongs to Irene Martis, retired teacher. She had attended an ordination ceremony in Shankarapura church on April 24. After coming back home, she had kept her ornaments inside a cupboard and locked it. As is her usual practice, she had kept the key of the cupboard inside another cupboard that is not locked.
Irene lives with her husband, son and a maid. Their daughter and son are employed abroad. Her husband and another son run a stationery shop in Shankarapura.
It is suspected that those who are close to the family would have committed this theft. The family members were sleeping in two rooms at night. Prima facie, it looks like the thieves knew that the ornaments were kept in the cupboard in the middle room, and its keys were kept in another cupboard. However, it is also possible that the thieves would have sifted through the unlocked cupboard first, and found the key of the other cupboard there.
A complaint of theft was lodged in Shirva police station and the personnel have begun investigation.