Rs8 lakh cash stolen of family enjoying vacation in Goa

Surat: Some unidentified persons were booked at Khatodara police station for stealing Rs8 lakh cash and a scooter from the house of a stone grit and sand businessman here on Saturday.
The burglars entered Naresh Aahir’s first floor house at Yogi Krupa Society on Brahma Kumaris Road after breaking the front door lock and escaped with Rs8 lakh cash and a scooter worth Rs25,000. As Aahir was in Goa enjoying vacation with family, his brother Hasmukh, who lives on ground floor of the house, lodged the police complaint.
Hasmukh saw front door lock broken at around 6am on Saturday and understood immediately that the house has been targeted by burglars. The theft was carried out after midnight and before 6am. “We are examining CCTV footages of the area of the past few days to zero in on suspicious persons and are confident of detecting the case soon. We are also questioning family members to collect more details,” a police officer said.
Police are investigating if someone known to the family was involved in the theft. This is because the person was aware about the cash in the house and where the scooter’s keys were kept, police said.