Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter OFFICE BURGLED ON SP ROAD

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA 

THE BANGALORE METRO REPORTER 

OFFICE BURGLED ON SP ROAD 

 Stealing and theft have of late become routine at the Sadar Patrappa Road, famous for Hardware and Computer market. 

 Obviously because there are myriads of shops here, crooks expect money in the drawers and attempt to break in. The burglary which was most common to the ground floor shops forced the shop owners to take preventive measures. They installed multiple locks, additional collapsible gates and enhanced the security features of their respective shops making it tough for the crooks to break in easily. 

But the thieves had another alternative. They then started to break in shops located on the above floors which are least expected to be burgled and less equipped with safety measures. Several theft cases occurred in the establishments situated on the upper floors and it continues. 

 Recently, another establishment by name M/s Pioneer Sales Corporation, situated on the first floor at Mandi Veerappa Lane, SJP Road cross, was targeted by the thieves. The owner of the shop Mr. Mufaddal Kapasi when came to his shop on 1st September 2010 at around 10.30am, was shocked to see the lock at the entrance collapsible gate on the ground floor broken. He went up the stairs to find 2 locks on his wooden door and another on the additional collapsible gate broken as well. He immediately informed the control room and soon a constable from Halsuru gate Police station visited the spot. However, he said that this spot comes under SJP Road Police Station limit and he would inform them. 

 Some time later, a constable accompanied by a lady colleague from SJP Road Police Station visited the spot, said Mufaddal. They opened the office door and found that everything inside was ransacked. Upon verification I noted that all stock items were intact but my Laptop was missing. The constables left asking me to visit the station in the afternoon and I did so. However, the Inspector at the SJP Road Police Station refused to lodge an FIR citing the reason as non availability of serial number of my stolen Laptop. 

 The Inspector told that even in the court I am required to provide the serial number of my stolen laptop, therefore, no complaint is registered by the Inspector yet, said Mufaddal kapasi.