Jammu, 15 Nov: A woman was caught on CCTV camera while stealing a purse from a polythene bag belonging to another female customer in a shop in Samba, yesterday.
Seen in CCTV video footage, before taking the purse that did not belong to the burglar, the perpetrator by standing close to the victim cut her shopping bag with a blade in the shop, stealing her purse which had a number of valuables, and cash as much as rupees three thousand.
Mrs Kamla Devi, the victim, told the media that the woman burglar taking advantage of the crowd in the shop cut her shopping bag in which she was carrying her purse.
“It had my ATM, Ayushmaan, Aadhar card in it and three thousand rupees also”, she said.
The victim’s husband told the media that the woman burglar was trying to access their ATM card, which they have blocked now.
There are women thieves who are roaming here in Samba without any fear, we appeal to local women to beaware of such prepetrators who can steal your belongings, the reporter said.
Aman Zutshi
