Dacoity at Jaipur's Bosch warehouse, goods worth Rs 10 lakh looted

JAIPUR: Five masked dacoits equipped with firearms barged into a warehouse of a ball bearing manufacturing unit situated at Sitapura industrial area and allegedly decamped with the 18 cartons of bearings worth nearly Rs 10 lakh during wee hours on Wednesday. The dacoits overpowered three guards of the warehouse, who were on night duty and fled after cutting the wire of the side wall and cutting the iron wires.
The incident came to notice during wee hours when one of the guards informed about it to his employer. Later, raising an alarm, the employees informed the police.
A team of senior police officers along with experts of the forensic science laboratory (FSL) rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation. Senior police officers have though cast a doubt at the story by the guards but have registered a case of dacoity against five people in this connection.
Police said that according to the guards, five armed dacoits barged into the premises by cutting the iron wires on top of a 15-feet wall of the warehouse and kept the all three guards hostage.
"It is not possible for anyone to climb a wall that is nearly 15 feet high. It appears that some people of the acquaintance of the guards must have entered into the premises. There could be some foul play. However, based on the complaint made by the guards and the authorities of the company, we have registered a case and initiated investigations," said a senior police officer of Sanganer Sadar police station area.
Police also added that there were no signs of struggle by the three guards on duty. "Usually, when some hardcore gang strikes, thrashing the victims is usual modus operandi. There are some loopholes in the story by the guards," said Janga Sriniwas Rao, commissioner of police, Jaipur.
Police was recording the statements of the guards and also other employees to know if any of the employees were involved into direct confrontation with the management. "During the first week of April there was unrest among the employees. Now things have settled. Still there could be a possibility that some former employees could be behind it. We have also not ruled out the connivance of the guards of the company," the officer added.