Port Blair, July 27: An increase in the trend of burglary incidents in Port Blair has been recorded and in the year 2015 (till 26th July) 51 incidents of burglary/theft have been reported in South Andaman District. The incidents are largely concentrated in Lamba Line, Mohanpura, Bathu Basti and Garacharama. People have been advised to be cautious and whenever they go out, they should lock their houses and if not locking the house then do intimate neighbors for watch. It is further advised that all the gates of the house should be checked as in some incidents people had left back doors opened while going out, resulting in burglary. Police has recently caught gangs of Juveniles and other groups involved in various burglary incidents in the area. It is also advised that, if anybody seems to be suspicious including juveniles (in many cases the offenders were juveniles), they should report the same to the PCR or the nearest police station.
Accordingly, the general public have been advised to keep Doors (front & back) locked properly and door lock should preferably be not visible from outside, invariably keep their gold article etc. in bank locker, inform close relatives and reliable neighbours to keep a watch on homes if leaving house for a long duration, keep a watch on strangers roaming in their area without purpose, open own neighbourhood watch scheme in coordination with police and share information with police regarding such suspicious activities and theft information. Remember it is better to prevent crime and together we can make the city a safe and secure place, a release says.
