Two masked men caught, two flee after break-ins at three houses in Narmadapuram's Malakhedi

Four masked thieves broke the locks of three houses and entered them at Mangalmay Parisar in Malakhedi, Narmadapuram, between 2 am and 3 am on the night between Friday and Saturday. Residents woke up on hearing a noise.

Residents caught two of the thieves and beat them. Their two accomplices used the darkness to flee with jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed in the colony. Kotwali police reached the spot the same night on receiving information.

Rajendra Thakur, a resident of Mangalmay Parisar, said the thieves broke the locks of two houses belonging to his neighbour Sanjay Gaur and of the house of Govind Gaur, who lives opposite. One of Sanjay Gaur's houses was unoccupied.

Sanjay Gaur returned with his family from a relative's home at around 3 am. Seeing two suspicious youths outside his house, he raised an alarm, shouting "thief, thief". Hearing him, residents of the colony ran to catch them. In the process, two masked youths tried to run away, and residents caught and beat them.

On Saturday morning, Kotwali TI Gaurav Singh Bundela also reached the spot. A forensic science laboratory (FSL) team and a fingerprint expert were called for the investigation.