25 Aug, Bhaktapur. An armed group has looted the house of Haribol Neupane at Dadhikot-5 in Bhaktapur district Sunday night.

The group comprising three people entered in the house from a window of the upper floor of the house looted property worth more than Rs 200,000 after taking the families under control, said police.

Victim said that the group looted 3.5 tolas of gold ornament, Rs 5,000 and a mobile set.

Number of theft cases has increased in the district for the past one week.

Police said that more than 15 theft cases had taken place in the district from August 17. Not only in night, theft cases have also increased in broad daylight.

Five houses at Balkot VDC were looted during three hours difference in daytime two days ago.

Houses belonging to Raghu Shankar Karki of Balkot-1, Laxmi Bista,Mohan Krishna Shrestha of Balkot-5, Puspa Khadka and Chandraman Pyath of Gatthaghar were looted. The looters looted gold ornaments, cash and other goods from their houses.

Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Thimi, Bhim Kiran Bogati, said that police have launched a campaign to control theft cases.

He added that they have mobilized police personnel in plain clothes at different chowks to search the thieves. RSS