Car music systems worth 63k stolen from Thergaon

PUNE: Nine car tapes were stolen from vehicles parked along a road in Kailashnagar, Thergaon around 16 km from Pune, early Wednesday morning. The thieves broke the left vent glasses of the cars to take the tapes, together worth Rs 63,000.
The incident came to light after businessman Surendra Parekh (65) of Kailashnagar alerted the city police control room. Parekh told TOI over phone that he and his family members returned home after attending a marriage ceremony in Wagholi around 2.45am.
"I got up early in the morning to attend a funeral when I found that the left vent glasses of my two cars were broken and the car tapes stolen. It was same condition in six more cars," he said. "Two policemen from Wakad police station examined the vehicles and took my complaint and recorded statements of the other car owners after we alerted the control room," he added.
Parekh explained that all the vehicles were randomly parked in an open space. "We will request the authorities of a nearby temple to install four to five closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and appoint trained armed security guards to avoid similar incidents in future," he said.
Explaining the theft, sub-inspector Rajendra Sonawane of the Wakad police said that the suspects broke the left vent glasses with stones and stole the car tapes using a screw driver. It happened between 5 and 7am."We suspect the involvement of two to three men. They took advantage of the fact that there are no CCTVs installed and no security guards appointed in the area. Most of the car owners are doing small time jobs like working as drivers," said Sonawane.
Two tapes were stolen from Ravindra Kharat's car. The other owners were Vishal Kuchekar, Mahavir Gaikwad, Lahu Gaikwad, Sachin Ghotkule and Jairam Barne.
Senior inspector N J Shaikh in-charge of the Wakad police station told TOI over phone that his team were checking criminals on police record and were working on some clues.
The policemen travelling in jeeps face trouble while patrolling the narrow road in Kailashnagar area as the cars are parked haphazardly. Our beat marshals on motorcycles patrol the area instead," said Shaikh. "The place where the incident has taken place is dominated by middle class and slum dwellers.
We will appeal to the residents to park their cars in a systematic manner. We have issued instructions to intensify patrolling," he added.