Theft worth Rs 12 lakh in Jalandhar

In a recent theft in Jalanadhar, a group of burglars broke into the showroom
of Computer Associate and took away eight laptops and hard drives worth Rs 12
lakh.

According to Saurabh Walia, CEO, Computer Associate, this is the same group
that had once attacked his showroom three months back. They were unable to steal
as the showroom was protected with security systems and it raised an alarm as
soon as they tried to fiddle with the shutter.

"This time they were aware of the installed security systems that immediately
raises alarm if anybody tampers the shutter of the store. Therefore, they
avoided getting into the store by breaking the shutter and instead they drilled
the wall from the backside and entered the shop. However, my store is also
installed with motion alarm and it set off an alert on my phone at 4:30pm,"
stated Walia.

The burglars attacked the store at around 4pm on April 13, when the market
was closed, and it took around 30 minutes for them to finally enter the
showroom.

"When we reached the spot, everything seemed to be ok. The shutters were
untouched and one could not make out the activities that had taken place at the
back. When we opened the store, we found that everything was scattered and many
laptops were missing," informed Walia.

All the laptops stolen from the store were of high leading brands.

Burglars also took away an ICICI Bank cheque worth Rs 5,000 from the shop,
however, he was later caught by the police.

"When we found that a cheque is missing, we informed the police who then
informed the local bank executives. When the person went to the bank to deposit
the cheque, he was immediately nabbed and police are now interrogating him,"
shared Walia.

Walia identified the person as one of his customers who had been visiting the
showroom for the last several days on pretext of service or other enquiries for
the recently purchased laptop.

The accused was caught with multiple fake documents that include driving
licenses, ATM cards and pan cards that carried his pictures but different names
and contact information.

According to dealers, this is the same group that had earlier attacked the
showroom of Fast Track Computers in Amritsar and has been carrying out
operations in various locations in Punjab.

The members of Jalandhar Computer Dealers' Association met Walia after the
incident and have assured him to render all support to catch the culprits.