Dear (s) - Subsequent to my
previous posting on Ranji and the burglary that took place in his palace, here
is today's Times of India Report :
Ranjitsinh’s cricket bats safe, say
cops.. Jamnagar/Ahmedabad:
Cricket legend Ranjitsinh’s
famous bats are safe. Senior police officials, including DIG (Rajkot
range) Manoj Shashidhar rushed to Jamnagar
There were fears that numerous
antiques, including the bats, may have been stolen from the palace which was
unused and locked for the past 15 months. Police officials confirmed the
burglary but said the bats and the heirlooms were safe. “In fact, nothing
belonging to Ranjitsinh was stolen,” said sources close to the royal family. Shockingly,
the palace has only one chowkidaar and with no water or power connection it is
pitch dark inside the building.
Shashidhar told TOI the burglars
did not enter the section where the bats or gemstones were kept. According to
him, the burglary happened at least 15 days back. “The burglars removed a huge
glass pane and just walked into the palace,” he said. “The burglary was discovered
by a man who was tending to the pet birds on the palace grounds. He raised an
alarm when he saw someone duck,” Shashidhar added.
“We found footprints and
fingerprints that point at a group of three or four people entering the palace.
They were probably unaware about the value of the antiques because the only
things missing so far are a pair of goggles and handles of swords. The
cupboards have been rummaged through.”
Shashidhar said that the damage
was not assessed because the scion of the royal family, Shetrushailyasinh
Jadeja, was away in Mumbai, “but it won’t be a huge amount.”
Police have also found chilly
powder, bottles of soft drinks and knives which indicates that burglars may
have been living on the terrace of the palace for some time.
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With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
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