GURUGRAM: Two robberies were reported from two top rate resorts in the city in less than 24 hours, while marriage ceremony functions were occurring of their halls. In one case, cash and jewelry price over Rs 70 lakh used to be stolen, while in the other, the loss ran to Rs 4.five lakh.
A bag containing jewellery and cash used to be stolen from probably the most ballrooms of Hotel Leela, inside Ambience Mall on the Gurgaon-Delhi border, during a wedding serve as on Saturday night time, police said.
Noida resident Bhushan Sawhney informed police he had booked the resort's ballroom for his niece's marriage. "We had brought along jewellery for the bride and also the family members, and carried cash in another bag, a black one," he informed police. The baggage were saved on a settee near the ballroom's front, with family members sitting in guard close by. "For a fraction of a second, our eyes must have wandered off, and someone snatched the bags and ran away," he informed police. The baggage contained diamond and gold jewellery sets price Rs 70-80 lakh, and were supposed for the bride as well as the groom, Sawhney informed police.
As soon as they realised the bag used to be missing, Sawhney said the family referred to as the resort's security crew, but they it seems that took a very long time in arriving. Not even their request, to dam all resort exits, used to be followed. The CCTV camera near the doorway by which the bride's party entered, used to be also now not working, Sawhney said. The family has alleged the thief controlled to break out with the bag on account of resort's deficient security system and inefficient security group of workers.
Sawhney said after they tried on the lookout for the person who stole the jewelry on CCTV cameras, they found most of the cameras were not working. Those that were were unfocused, showing blurred faces. ASI Manoj Kumar, the in-charge of DLF Phase three police publish, said police are scanning the to be had photos, and likewise wondering the family and guests.
"The footage from the ballroom on which a person can be seen picking up the bag and running away, is blurred, making faces impossible to identify," Sawhney informed police. This used to be confirmed through the investigating officer. "I believe the hotel is involved in the theft, as cameras at its entrance were not functional," Sawhney informed TOI.
Following the incident, there used to be a pandemonium in the marriage ceremony corridor. A supply on the subject of the family informed TOI that the baggage also contained a number of envelopes of shagun (items) from people who had attended the serve as. The family which had spent a number of lakhs on hiring the resort used to be livid at the "poor security arrangements which led to the incident", the supply said.
An FIR used to be registered at DLF Phase 2 police station, below Section 380 (robbery), in accordance with Sawhney's complaint. "We're questioning both families to identify any stranger who might have entered. It's difficult to identify the thief from the footage as everyone appears to have been wearing similar suits," Kumar said.
In 2d example, jewellery and cash price Rs 4.five lakh used to be stolen overdue night time on Friday from Westin Hotel, when everyone used to be busy clicking photos. Once again, valuables — Rs 4 lakh in cash, eight gold rings and a gold jewellery set — were saved in a bag, Sushant Lok resident Dheera Singh informed police. An FIR used to be lodged at DLF Sector 29 police station, below Section 380 (robbery).
A bag containing jewellery and cash used to be stolen from probably the most ballrooms of Hotel Leela, inside Ambience Mall on the Gurgaon-Delhi border, during a wedding serve as on Saturday night time, police said.
Noida resident Bhushan Sawhney informed police he had booked the resort's ballroom for his niece's marriage. "We had brought along jewellery for the bride and also the family members, and carried cash in another bag, a black one," he informed police. The baggage were saved on a settee near the ballroom's front, with family members sitting in guard close by. "For a fraction of a second, our eyes must have wandered off, and someone snatched the bags and ran away," he informed police. The baggage contained diamond and gold jewellery sets price Rs 70-80 lakh, and were supposed for the bride as well as the groom, Sawhney informed police.
As soon as they realised the bag used to be missing, Sawhney said the family referred to as the resort's security crew, but they it seems that took a very long time in arriving. Not even their request, to dam all resort exits, used to be followed. The CCTV camera near the doorway by which the bride's party entered, used to be also now not working, Sawhney said. The family has alleged the thief controlled to break out with the bag on account of resort's deficient security system and inefficient security group of workers.
Sawhney said after they tried on the lookout for the person who stole the jewelry on CCTV cameras, they found most of the cameras were not working. Those that were were unfocused, showing blurred faces. ASI Manoj Kumar, the in-charge of DLF Phase three police publish, said police are scanning the to be had photos, and likewise wondering the family and guests.
"The footage from the ballroom on which a person can be seen picking up the bag and running away, is blurred, making faces impossible to identify," Sawhney informed police. This used to be confirmed through the investigating officer. "I believe the hotel is involved in the theft, as cameras at its entrance were not functional," Sawhney informed TOI.
Following the incident, there used to be a pandemonium in the marriage ceremony corridor. A supply on the subject of the family informed TOI that the baggage also contained a number of envelopes of shagun (items) from people who had attended the serve as. The family which had spent a number of lakhs on hiring the resort used to be livid at the "poor security arrangements which led to the incident", the supply said.
An FIR used to be registered at DLF Phase 2 police station, below Section 380 (robbery), in accordance with Sawhney's complaint. "We're questioning both families to identify any stranger who might have entered. It's difficult to identify the thief from the footage as everyone appears to have been wearing similar suits," Kumar said.
In 2d example, jewellery and cash price Rs 4.five lakh used to be stolen overdue night time on Friday from Westin Hotel, when everyone used to be busy clicking photos. Once again, valuables — Rs 4 lakh in cash, eight gold rings and a gold jewellery set — were saved in a bag, Sushant Lok resident Dheera Singh informed police. An FIR used to be lodged at DLF Sector 29 police station, below Section 380 (robbery).
Robberies at weddings in two top city hotels
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