More than half a dozen masked men stormed the residence of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari in Indore’s Rajendra Nagar area during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, leaving the neighbourhood shaken and the political circle on edge.
According to a report in NDTV, the gang operated for nearly two and a half hours, striking first at Patwari’s Bijalpur home around 2 am. They allegedly cut the electricity supply, disabling CCTV cameras and plunging the premises into darkness before breaking into the office section of the house.
Drawers and lockers were ransacked, though mobile phones and other valuables were curiously left untouched, a detail that has raised doubts about whether this was a routine burglary.
The masked intruders didn’t stop there. Over the next two hours, they reportedly targeted at least three other homes in the vicinity, including those of Chief Municipal Officer Rajkumar Thakur and Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board officer Narendra Dubey. In these cases, too, the burglars attempted entry by cutting through window nets, the channel reported.
Grainy footage from CCTV cameras installed at the homes of Thakur and Dubey has provided investigators with partial visuals of the gang, confirming their presence at Patwari’s residence.
Police suspect the role of the ‘Bank Tanda’ gang, which has been linked to several robberies in Rajendra Nagar, Rau, and Tejaji Nagar. Tejaji Nagar Inspector Devendra Markam, who has earlier investigated the group, told NDTV that several members of the gang are currently out on bail and could be active again.
However, he added that investigations are still underway.
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