Mobile shop broken into, padlock and 5 mobile phones stolen in Pune

The phones were collectively worth Rs 61,448, according to the complainant; there was no sign of forced break-In and the padlock was missing, say police

A mobile shop was broken into and robbed by a person who used a duplicate key and fled with the padlock on the shop shutter in Kondhwa area on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.

A case under Sections 457 and 380 of Indian Penal Code was registered at Kondhwa police station. (Getty Images/Representative Photo)

Five mobile phones collectively worth Rs 61,448 were stolen, according to the complainant. A complaint was lodged by shop owner Govind Kshirsagar (26) of Yewaliwadi.

“There was no sign of forced break-In and the padlock was missing. The complainant said that the key is with multiple people who work and manage the shop. We are questioning everyone,” said sub-inspector Prabhakar Kapure of Kondhwa police station who is investigating the case.

A case under Sections 457 and 380 of Indian Penal Code was registered at Kondhwa police station.