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Burglars target same govt school in Ludhiana for third time in row
In October 2022, burglars stole four computers with LEDs, a projector, a gas cylinder, sports equipment, uniforms and utensils from the GPS Jassian, Ludhiana, the school was also targeted by the thieves in the year 2019
On a theft spree at the same school, burglars broke into the Government Primary School, Jassian, for the third time and decamped with a water filter, school records, 55 notebooks, 30 geometry sets and utensils used in the preparation of midday meal for students, including a pressure cooker, cauldron and pan.
Headteacher Shvaita Hastir said the winter break started from December 24 and on December 27, she was informed by the sweeper that locks of the school kitchen, office and two other rooms were broken.
In October 2022, thieves stole four computers with LEDs, a projector, a gas cylinder, sports equipment, uniforms and utensils from the GPS Jassian, the school was also targeted by the thieves in the year 2019.
In the same village, thieves attacked the Government Middle School in September 2022 and fled with CCTV cameras, a battery, and a printer, and damaged the registers.
Schools are targeted mostly on weekends and other holidays since there is no one to guard schools at that time. According to officials in the district education department, around 80 per cent of the upper primary and senior secondary schools are without any peon-cum-watchman. Notably, there are no sanctioned posts for Class 4 employees in primary schools.
Other schools which have been targeted by thieves in the past include the Government high School Brahampuri, GPS Bangsipura, Rangian, and Nangal in Dehlon block.
District education officer(elementary) Baldev Singh said he is yet to receive information regarding the incident, he said required action would be taken to improve security, adding that the government has started the process to recruit watchmen and guards at schools.
Sub-inspector Hardev Singh said the police have registered a case under Section 380(theft) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Haibowal police station.
