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Jewellery shop looted

By Shajid Khan |

A daring case of buglery just at stone's throw away distance from Tangla Police Station has raised eyebrows of locals. Reportedly on Sunday night taking advantage of absence of the proprietor Mina Rajbongshi burglars barged into her residemce located at Ward No. 4 Chitrangar area behind the Tangla Police Station and stole valuables.The stolen goods include gold jewelleries, valuable goods and cash. The rented shades in the house were also not spared . The rented shade inhabitated by Bridul Basumatari was also barged into by burglars and valuable goods including a laptop was stolen. At a time when Tangla police has been claiming of keeping round the clock vigil and incidence of theft has made people concern on the security of their life and property.

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