Burglars Strike In Virar’s Kolhapur Gaon Amid Gauri-Ganpati Festivities, Escape With ₹1–2 Lakh Cash & Silver Chain
Virar: Amid the ongoing Gauri-Ganpati festivities, a daring theft has been reported from Virar, where burglars allegedly broke into a house in a densely populated residential area and fled with cash and a silver chain. The incident took place at night in Kolhapur Gaon, Virar West. An old family house belonging to Samsung Murzlo and his family is located in the Kolhapur Wadi area. The family…
During the ongoing Gauri-Ganpati festivities in Virar, a burglary was reported in Kolhapur Gaon, a densely populated residential area in Virar West. The intruders broke into an old family house belonging to Samsung Murzlo and his family, located in Kolhapur Wadi. The family resides in Vasai and visits the old house only a few times a month.
The theft was discovered in the morning when neighbors alerted the family that the house had been broken into. The burglars allegedly forced their way inside by breaking the lock on the main door and then smashed the lock on two cupboards in the bedroom, making off with an estimated ₹1–2 lakh in cash and a silver chain. They escaped through the rear of the property.
The incident has raised concerns among local residents, who are demanding increased police presence in the area to deter such crimes.
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