Goa thieves steal ₹21.5 lakh from man's house, leave behind strange message

The incident came to light when the house owner, Asib Xec, returned home after a two-day holiday on Tuesday and found that his bungalow had been burgled, an official from Margao police station.

In an unusual theft, unidentified persons broke into a bungalow, decamped with valuables worth over ₹20 lakh and left behind an "I love you" message for the house owner in Margao town of South Goa, police said on Wednesday.

A formal complaint was lodged with the Margao police on Tuesday, following which a case of housebreaking and theft was registered against unidentified accused.

The incident came to light when the house owner, Asib Xec, returned home after a two-day holiday on Tuesday and found that his bungalow had been burgled, an official from Margao police station.

The thieves allegedly decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth ₹20 lakh and ₹1.5 lakh cash, he said. “The owner was surprised to find that the thieves had written 'I love you' using a marker on the screen of the television,” the official said.

A formal complaint was lodged with the Margao police on Tuesday, following which a case of housebreaking and theft was registered against unidentified accused, inspector Sachin Narvekar said.