Crime in Udaipur city is on the rise. In the last 26 days, 17 incidents of theft and robbery are examples enough to prove that criminals are much ahead in their activities and arrests in these cases have been unsatisfactory.

Police have been unable to arrest criminals in cases of theft and robbery. Many criminals are on the loose and the city is becoming a victim of these robbers almost every day. In the last 26 days, houses, shop and even temples have been looted. In most of these thefts, gold and silver jewellery have been stolen…mostly gold. 8 arrests were made which is almost a negligible number. It has been discussed that there are a number of gangs operating in the city.

Some are robbing on the pretext of giving sparkle to old jewellery, some on the pretext of cleaning the house and regular chain snatching incidents are heard of everyday. Public has even appealed to SP police to make the city free of this crime.

Surajpole police arrested three criminals belonging to a gang whose acts of thefts were based on the same modus operandi.  This gang operated 4 times in the city. On the other hand, 3 others were arrested for stealing machinery parts from a factory in Titardi. 2 car thieves were also arrested.

Flashback  

3 September- 3 robberies in 15 hours where a house in sector 14 Hiranmagri was robbed off gold and silver jewellery and also cash. A temple was also robbed the same day. A house was saved from being robbed since the dwellers became alert.

15^th September – Robbers tried to run away with liquor worth 5 lakh rupees but the arrival of salesman spoiled their plan.

19^th September- Robbers stole a lot of stuff from an endoscopy hospital in Shobagpura.

20^th September – Impostors robbed an old lady on the pretext of cleaning the floor of the house.

22^nd September – A lone house was robbed in Goverdhan Vilas area.

26^th September – Robbers tried to rob a house in Goverdhan Vilas area but didn’t find anything worth stealing.

27^th September- A Jain temple was robbed off 7 idols of the deities. A photography studio was also robbed in Savina.

28^th September- 7 shops in Eklingpura were robbed in one night.

The ratio says that arrests are less in number as compared to thefts committed. Thieves are certainly steps ahead of police and are working without fear.