Puttur: Thief steals from seven shops, face captured by CCTV

Puttur : A thief broke into seven shops on Bank Street of Uppinangady and stole goods on the night of Saturday.

The thief entered a shop selling gold and silver through the roof but could not open the safe locker, so only took some cash in the form of change kept in the drawer.

The thief then broke into a nearby medical shop through the roof and stole a mobile. After that, the thief entered a cloth shop in the same building and stole two bath towels.

The thief also broke into a hotel near Canara Bank, a furniture store, a general store, and a grocery on the same street and took whatever was available.

A high-priced watch was stolen from the furniture shop. All seven thefts were similar, and it is suspected that only one person was involved.

The photograph of the thief was clearly captured on CCTV, but he tried to change the direction of the camera when he entered every shop. However, his face was still captured by the camera.

Further investigations are being carried out by Uppinangady police.