Gang of thieves active in Pauri Garhwal. Locks of four houses broken in Luneta village, 13 kilometres from Srinagar

A gang of thieves is active in Pauri Garhwal district these days who keep eye on locked houses, especially of those living in Dehradun and Delhi n houses situated at secluded places near villages. These robbers break open the locks, cook chicken, mutton, consume booze and leave the other day enjoying the party with cash n jewels. In a village Luneta 13 kilometres from Srinagar in Kirtinagar area, the locks of four houses were broken by heavy iron rods, entering the houses, scattering the articles here n there finally decamping with cash, jewels etc. They stayed in one of the well furnished house among the four, enjoyed booze, cooked chicken n slept comfortably. One of them even pissed in the bed. The next day they disappeared, leaving behind no trace of them, except a pair of shoes. However, there is no trace of them till yet. The robbed owners of the house ransacked houses live in Dehradun n Delhi n the houses were locked for the last few days. One of them is an owner of a Petrol Pump in Dehradun.This sounds worrisome, as this “night stay gang” keeping eye on houses locked for long in various villages is quite active these days but local police not able to trace any culprits till date. According to the sources this sounds to be the handiwork some local miscreants keeping an eye on such houses after proper observation or getting clue from the locals. The police is investigating this robbery after pressure from senior police officers who were approached by the affected parties. The villagers say that this could be the handiwork of the locals ( miscreants) who have enough clue about the locked houses for months keeping watch on the movement of the owners.