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Week after burglary spree, two villas hit in Nizampet

Burglars break into locked houses at Balaji Meadows.

Hyderabad: Days after the burglary in Nizampet last Saturday, two more villas in the same area have been broken into. Burglars entered locked villas at Balaji Meadows and decamped with gold and cash. After the recent burglaries in KPHB police station limits, the police had stepped up vigil but burglars don’t seem to be deterred by this.

Rahul Kumar, a software professional, resides in villa #18 and Rajeshwar Rao, a businessman, in villa #21 at Balaji Meadows, a gated community located in Kolanu Tulasi Ramreddy Colony in Nizampet under KPHB police station limits. On Thursday, Rahul along with his family went to Suryapet, his native place. Rajeshwar Rao has been staying at a different house for the past few months. Out of the 30 villas in the premises, 15 are occupied and another 15 are yet to be occupied while a few are in the final stages of construction.

On Sunday morning one of Rahul’s neighbours called him and told him that the main door of his residence was open and locks were broken. When he came and checked he found that around 12 tolas of gold jewellery and two kg silver had been stolen from his residence. Nothing was stolen from Rajeshwar Rao’s house.

Police said that although it is a gated community, there are no CCTV cameras and guards and due to this burglars have easy access to the premises.

“They broke the locks using a metal object. Known people could be behind this. People working in nearby construction sites also know about the owners and they keep changing every week. We are checking their role also,” KPHB additional inspector Balakrishna said.

Last Saturday burglars looted jewellery and cash worth about '10 lakh from two villas in Balaji Meadows and another villa in Akhila Abode next to it. After the incident police increased surveillance in the area and asked owners to deploy guards. The owners had appointed a labourer temporarily but he was asleep when the incident happened on Saturday midnight.

In June burglars robbed seven houses during day time on a single day, and a cop’s house, under KPHB police station limits.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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