Anguished over the spate of theft incidents, the locals of Kalaroos area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have appealed to the officials for immediate intervention into the matter.
Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the residents of Kalaroos said that several thefts have taken place in the villages of Kalaroos since the past month and thieves have decamped with items worth lakhs of rupees.
During the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, unknown thieves stormed inside a residential house and decamped with two gold rings, two necklaces, bade earrings, one small earring, and fourty (40) thousand cash.
“The thieves have also looted seven houses and shops in Madmadow, Gulgam, and Drugmula areas of Kupwara which has caused panic among the locals. The Police should immediately intervene into the matter, so that locals do not have to suffer anymore,” they said.
“Last month the thieves looted the house of a man whose daughter was getting married. The thieves fled with possessions worth 8 Lakh rupees. It was the villagers who later contributed money and gave it to the father of the girl so that she could be wedded,” they told The Kashmiriyat.
The Locals said that they have filed an FIR at the concerned Police station, however, no major breakthrough has been achieved as of yet.