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Jalandhar
April 21, 2008
In a recent theft in Jalandhar, a group of burglars broke into the showroom
of Computer Associate and stole eight laptops and hard drives worth Rs 12 lakh.
According to Saurabh Walia, CEO of Computer Associate, this is the same group
that had ransacked his showroom three months back. They were unable to steal
anything back then 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 an alarm if anybody tampers with the shutter of the store.
Therefore, they avoided getting into the store by breaking the shutter and
instead they drilled the wall from the back 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. The
burglars also took away an ICICI Bank cheque worth Rs 5,000 from the shop. One
of the theives 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 own 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 with 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. “It is a racket and they are
educated people. They only steal laptops and have the knowledge of selling these
laptops in the market,” said Walia.
The members of Jalandhar Computer Dealers' Association met Walia after the
incident and have assured to render him support in nabbing the culprits. Page(s) 1
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