Thieves steal computers from Odisha school, scrawl ‘Dhoom 4’ on blackboard

The thieves also allegedly wrote ‘catch us if you can’ in Odia on the blackboard. The school’s headmaster has reported the matter to the police

Updated on: Jul 3, 2022, 15:24:47 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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In a heist allegedly inspired by Bollywood movie ‘Dhoom’, thieves stole computers and other electronic items from a high school of Nabarangpur district on Friday night, people familiar with the matter said.

The thieves wrote ‘Dhoom 4’, ‘we will return’, ‘coming soon’ on the blackboard. (Sourced)

When the Indravati project high school in Khatiguda area of Nabarangpur opened on Saturday morning, school officials found the locks of the headmaster’s room broken and computers, printer, photocopier, weighing machine and sound box missing. What flummoxed the school authorities was the scrawls on the school blackboard which said: ‘Dhoom 4’, ‘we will return’, ‘coming soon’.

Dhoom 4 is an upcoming Bollywood sequel featuring cops and thieves. Dhoom-3 was released in 2013.

The thieves also allegedly wrote “catch us if you can” in Odia on the blackboard.

School headmaster Sarbeswar Behera, who first found out about the theft, said he has reported the matter to the Khatiguda police station.

Earlier, computers and electronics items were stolen from the Dahana School under Nandahandi block and Tentulikhunti Block Education office in a similar fashion.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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