SHILLONG: Jhalupara and Mawbah localities have in the last couple of months seen large number of thefts taking place. The thieves usually look for expensive mobile phones apart from any other items which they can steal from residences.
The thieves are now are getting bolder day by day and they enter into the residences of the people early in the morning.
Though, sometimes they have been lucky to escape unseen, the residents who have lost their mobile phones and other items now wants the State police to act against these thieves who are mostly believed to be drug addicts.
Some people who have lost their phones said that these thieves usually operate in the group of two and they attack houses early in the morning after 5 am.
Jhalupara in the last few weeks, have seen atleast three instances when thieves entered the residence of the people in morning and stole mobile phones and cash.
There were few instances as well when they were about to be caught but they managed to escape.
What surprises many is the guts with which these miscreants have in entering houses early morning when most people usually get up.
When contacted, a police official said that this is the handiwork of drug addicts in the locality who after stealing mobile phones sells them to other people.
Officials also said that police usually conduct night patrolling and are always on the move in the locality.
