Suncity hit by burglaries again, residents worried

Gurgaon: A spate of burglaries has caused apprehensions about safety in the Suncity township. On Saturday night, burglars broke into an apartment in the E Block. A few days ago, jewellery was stolen from an apartment in the F Block. In total, 25 cases have been reported from the township in 2018 and two, this year, with residents attributing the rise in crime to the mushrooming of over 100 shanty clusters in the vicinity of the township. MCG took over Suncity on Thursday, and the term of its current RWA will expire soon. After that, management and other affairs will be handed over to an ad hoc body, which was recently formed.
“The latest burglary was in E25, first floor, on Saturday night,” said VMK Singh, the outgoing RWA secretary. He added, “The owner isn’t in town. So, one of his friends called 100 but police didn’t arrive on time. Later, I called the SHO and finally police came to check out the crime scene. The domestic help who comes for cleaning the apartment discovered that the main door was locked from inside on Monday morning. She raised alarm and we found out that the burglars had cut the grilles along the balcony and broke into the apartment. As of now, we don’t precisely know what has been stolen.”

Residents told TOI that the burglaries had left them concerned about their safety. “This is the second burglary in a span of two weeks. A few days ago, a similar incident was reported from F94, first floor. The burglars stole jewellery items worth over one lakh from the tenants who live there,” said Stuti, a resident. She added, “In both cases, the apartments were empty when the burglaries took place.” Shankar, another resident, said, “In all the cases, the pattern is the same. The burglars already know that the owners are not in the apartment and they break in by cutting grilles.”

Residents said they had been handing over CCTV footage to police but no one had been caught yet. “Nearly 25 burglaries took place in 2018 and not a single person has been arrested,” said VMK Singh, adding, “We give the CCTV footage to police, every time, but there has been no breakthrough. Just a few months ago, valuables were stolen from B81, ground floor. The striking thing is that that house had been broken into before. It belongs to an old couple, who normally spend time abroad.”

Deepak, the Sector 53 SHO, said that FIRs had been registered in all the 27 cases and a team of police wasinvestigating them.