Manmad, 11 June (HS): More than 1.600 kg of gold and

Rs 8 lakh cash were stolen in a house-breaking incident in Manmad. The thieves

entered the house of a fabrication businessman, Murtuja Rassiwala, in Damre

Colony in Manmad’s camp area, by cutting bars of a window on the rear side of

the house. This was the third major theft in the last 15 days in Manmad.

The thieves entered the house from a window and

broke open the almirah in a bedroom. Murtuja had gone to Arvi on Sunday night to

bring his mother. His wife and son went to Nashik on Monday evening. When

Murtuja returned on Wednesday he noticed the theft and informed the police.

Police summoned a dog squad and forensic experts from

Nashik to trace the thieves.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar