Siliguri, 05th March: A theft in a house in Ward No. 10 of Siliguri Municipal Corporation’s Mahakal Pally has caused a stir in the locality.
According to reports, Pratibha Dutta had been residing in the house on rent with her son Sanjay for the past two years. For the last four days, Pratibha was at her sister’s house in Dabgram, while Sanjay would return home every night after work.
However, when he reached home on Tuesday night around 9 p.m., he was shocked to find the main door’s lock broken and household items scattered. The cupboard was forcibly opened, and over Rs 50,000 in cash along with gold jewellery was missing.
The incident was immediately reported to the Panitanki Outpost, though no written complaint had been filed at the time of reporting. The police have begun an investigation into the matter.