Ten to 12 Shops Looted in Single Night on Mango-Dimna Road

Key Points:

• Thieves break locks of 10-12 shops on Mango-Dimna Road market
• Traders report cash and valuables stolen, demand tighter night patrols
• Mango police begin probe, scan CCTV footage for suspects

JAMSHEDPUR – A string of overnight burglaries has struck a market on Dimna Road in Mango, leaving shopkeepers shaken and demanding stronger security.

Incidents of theft have been rising steadily across Jamshedpur in recent weeks. Late on Saturday night, unidentified burglars targeted the market falling under the Olidih police station area.

The miscreants broke the locks of an estimated 10 to 12 shops in a single night. They made off with cash and valuable items from the ransacked establishments.

News of the burglaries spread on Sunday morning, triggering panic across the market. Shopkeepers questioned the adequacy of police night patrols in the locality.

Traders have since demanded that the administration strengthen security arrangements in the area. Several shopkeepers said the timing of the theft, under cover of darkness, pointed to a lapse in vigilance.

According to available details, the burglars mainly targeted grocery, medical and other everyday-goods shops. Establishments confirmed to have been burgled include Shyam General Store, Vishnu Bhandar and Maa Vaibhav Vaishno Medical.

Also hit were Manoj Kejriwal’s hardware shop, Ramagya Atta Chakki, Radha Krishna Trailer and Shubham Store. Locks on several other nearby shops were also broken or tampered with during the spree.

Preliminary information suggests that cash kept in cash boxes, essential goods and other valuables were stolen from multiple shops. However, shopkeepers are still assessing the full extent of the losses.

It is believed that the burglars took advantage of the deserted, late-night atmosphere to reach the market undetected. They allegedly broke the shutters and locks of the shops one after another.

Moreover, they reportedly carried out the theft at leisure without interruption. When shopkeepers arrived on Sunday morning to open their shops, they found broken locks and scattered goods.

A large number of local residents and traders soon gathered at the scene after the discovery. “It felt like the whole market had been ransacked overnight,” a local trader said.

Mango police reached the spot soon after being alerted and launched an investigation. Officers inspected the site and have begun examining CCTV camera footage installed nearby.

Police said the aim is to identify the accused and make arrests at the earliest. Officials added that all aspects of the case are under investigation and a breakthrough is expected soon.

Meanwhile, the fresh wave of thefts has stoked anger and a sense of insecurity among traders in the area. This is not the first such complaint from the locality; similar incidents have previously been reported in Bagbera and Kandra.

Shopkeepers have urged the police administration to increase regular night patrols in the market. They have also sought additional security arrangements and swift action to curb the recurring thefts.

Traders warned that they may be forced to launch an agitation if effective action is not taken soon. Similar demands for a crackdown on theft have been raised by other trade groups in the city in recent months.

The Bagbera and Jamshedpur areas have both seen a spate of burglary cases this year, according to police records.