PUNE - If you live in these areas, beware!
by fire desire on Feb 24, 2008 06:49 AM Permalink

PUNE: Citizens better watch out, particularly if you live any of the 18 localities which has been

identified by the city crime branch as %u2018most prone%u2019 to house break-ins and thefts (HBTs).

An analysis of 2,300 HBTs reported in 2007 by the crime branch has revealed that it is not just the

fringe areas, such as Chinchwad village, Nigdi, New Sangvi, Dhankawadi and Mithanagar, but upmarket

areas like Shivajinagar, are also prone to house break-ins. These are the localities that figure

prominently in the list prepared by the crime branch.

Other areas include Pimpri-Chinchwad New Town Development Authority (PCNTDA), Bhosari, Hadapsar,

Wanowrie, Old Sangvi, Kalewadi, Aundh, Yerawada, Bibvewadi, Tingrenagar and Kondhwa.

In fact, Chinchwad village, Nigdi, PCNTDA, Hadapsar and Wanowrie had reported over 20 HBTs each in

2007.

The remaining localities saw between 90 to 110 cases of thefts and house break-ins last year. There

are 50 more areas, such as Sadashiv Peth, Nana Peth, F.C. road, Prabhat road, J.M. road, Sinhagad

road, Maharshinagar and Handewadi, among others, which reported between 50 to 100 HBTs in 2007.

The common modus operandi employed by thieves was breaking locks or cutting window grills to enter

the house.

Other methods deployed were breaking door latch, use of duplicate keys to open locks and driving

holes in the walls of jewellery shops.

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