Burglary

A complaint was lodged two months ago, on February 23, regarding a theft at the residence of Harish Ahuja at Amrita Shergil Marg in Delhi

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Wednesday launched an e-FIR app where people will be able to instantly lodge complaints about incidents like house theft and burglary, police said.

A man, who allegedly committed around 500 burglaries over 39 years across the country, was arrested in Odisha's Cuttack, police said on Tuesday. Heman Dash, known as the "crowbar man", was arrested on Monday after being identified as a suspect in three burglary cases in Bhubaneswar, they said. After being arrested, Dash confessed to the crimes, police said. Dash started as a burglar in 1982 when he was in college after meeting his 'guru' in jail as he was imprisoned for some time over a clash between two groups of students, they said. He used to stay in rooms next to rich men in luxury hotels across the country, and rob them, police said. Dash told police that he used crowbars to break locks and safes, earning him the nickname. Though he started burglary along with his 'guru' after getting out of jail in 1982, for the last 34 years, he operated alone, police said. He splurged most of his ill-gotten money, estimated to be around Rs 5 crore, on liquor and call girls, police said.