Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has put the burglars, especially those looting apartments in Bhubaneswar, under its radars. Many of the accused, who are yet to be traced, have been put on the wanted list.
As the city police has stepped up efforts to nab them, posters with images of suspected looters are being pasted at different locations, particularly in crowded places in Bhubaneswar to trace them. Those who provide information about these looters would be given a cash prize of Rs 10,000.
Police said that the images of the looters have been elicited from CCTV footage of the loot place. These posters are found at bus stands, railway stations, airport and similar places.
The posters carry a message for the public – “These looters (with images) burgle apartments, flats, valuable and gold ornaments in Bhubaneswar. People are requested to inform police about these criminals by dialing 7077798111 or 067-3510199. The names and addresses of the informers would be kept confidential. The informers would be given a cash prize of Rs 10,000.”
It may be noted here that several burglaries had taken place apartments in various parts of Bhubaneswar in the recent past. In most cases, police have reportedly failed to identify the masked burglars. Police and residents are worried over rise in such loot incidents. It has been noticed that the patterns of burgling in such incidents in many apartments are almost similar.