Pune: Thieves struck several houses in the city on Nov 8, stealing gold jewellery and cash kept in home temples.In one of the major incidents, thieves stole valuables worth Rs 47 lakh from a bungalow in a housing society opposite Annasaheb Magar College in Hadapsar. The bungalow owner, a businessperson, lodged a complaint with the Hadapsar police.According to the police, on Sunday (Laxmi Pujan), he had kept gold ornaments, including a Laxmi necklace, a gold chain, earrings and a ring, along with Rs 12 lakh in cash, in the home temple for Laxmi Pujan. The stolen items, including cash, were collectively valued around Rs 27 lakh.The valuables were left near the home altar after the puja on the ground floor of the house. After the complainant and his family members went to sleep, thieves entered the bungalow around midnight.They slid open the glass panel of the altar and stole the jewellery and cash.Other such thefts were reported from Hadapsar, Katraj, Mohammadwadi, Bibvewadi, Kondhwa and Ashtapur village in the Lonikand. In these incidents, the suspects collectively stole cash and jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh.
