Moodubelle: Burglars strike again and decamp with 200 grams of gold and money

By Anil Alva
Bellevision Media Network

Moodubelle, 31 Jan 2013; Burglars once again struck and robbed 200 grams of gold and unaccounted amount of money  from the residence of Mrs. Lilly Mendonca close to the township of Moodubelle. The burglary took place during the night between January 30 and 31, 2013 as Mrs. Lilly Mendonca was undergoing treatment in one of the hospitals in Udupi and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Violet Mendonca was with her in the hospital during the night  leaving the home an easy target to the unscrupulous burglars.

 

 

 

When the granddaughter of Mrs. Lilly Mendonca, Venisha returned home from one of the hospitals in Manipal after completing her duty as a nurse at around 7.30 am on Thursday, January 31, 2012, to her utter shock she found the front door broken. When went inside Venisha found that two metal cupboards and to suit cases have been broken open and gold ornaments weighing nearly 200 grams have been stolen along with cash the amount of which is still unknown.

 

As the police were informed about the burglary, Circle Inspector from Kaup, Shivananda Valekar and K.R. Naik, Sub-Inspector from Shirva rushed to the spot. Finger print experts as well as sniffer dog were also pressed into service. It is said that the sniffer dog followed the trail of the burglars till the petrol pump. It is presumed that the burglars might have escaped in vehicle from the petrol pump.

 

It is indeed a matter of great concern that robberies have increased in and around Moodubelle since few months. People have to be on guard as they do not know when they may become targets of these burglars. Leaving the houses unoccupied during the night has become impossible due to such increasing incidents.