Locked house targeted by thieves in Bhestan, Surat, during Diwali holidays

Incidents of thieves targeting locked and deserted houses of families who have gone to their native places to celebrate the Diwali festival are coming to light. Thieves targeted a locked house in Shri Vinayak Residency Society located in the Bhestan area of Surat city. According to the details received regarding this incident, the lock of house number 6 in this society of the Bhestan area was broken by two thieves during the night hours. Entering the house, the thieves stole precious gold and silver jewellery as well as lakhs of rupees in cash and fled from the spot.

This entire theft incident was captured in the CCTV cameras installed in Shri Vinayak Residency Society. According to the information given by local residents, this was the third incident of theft in this very society within just four days. Due to these continuously occurring theft incidents, a great deal of anger and concern is being witnessed among the local people.

After these theft incidents in the Bhestan area, although the Police Commissioner had given orders for special night patrolling and special patrolling for locked houses during the festival days, the local police's night patrolling and operations have come under a circle of serious questions. As soon as information about this incident was received, the team of Bhestan Police Station rushed to the spot immediately. Reaching the spot, the police conducted panchnama, seized the CCTV footage, and formed different teams to nab the two suspected thieves and launched further investigation.