7. Rs 7 lakh worth smoke detectors stolen from Central Library > (Naguesh Bhatcar)
> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:16:28 +0000 > From: Naguesh Bhatcar <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Rs 7 lakh worth smoke detectors stolen from Central > Library > > http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/rs-7-lakh-worth-smoke-detectors-stolen-central-library > Rs 7 lakh worth smoke detectors stolen from Central LibraryPublished on: > February 9, 2013 - 01:55 > More in: Goa NewsStory Summary: Two unidentified culprits, who masqueraded > as maintenance technicians, have committed a theft of 194 smoke detectors > ? valued at `7 lakh -- from the Central Library at Patto-Plaza, informed > police official, Mr Anant Gaonkar.PANAJI: Two unidentified culprits, who > masqueraded as maintenance technicians, have committed a theft of 194 > smoke detectors ? valued at Rs 7 lakh -- from the Central Library at > Patto-Plaza, informed police official, Mr Anant Gaonkar.Mr Carlos M > Fernandes, the curator for Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library, > lodged a complaint with the Panaji town police alleging that the two > thieves entered the library on February 2, 2013 posing as maintenance > technicians. With the help of library workers they removed all smoke > detectors by keeping outer covers intact.It is alleged that the > ?maintenance technicians? worked in the Central Library from 12 p.m. to l > 5.30 p.m. on that day and removed all the devices, which were carefully > wrapped in plastic bags, from installation points. They decamped with > `7 lakh worth booty under the nose of security personnel and library > officials.The library officials came to know about the theft on February 8 > when a smoke detector failed to function after a person was found smoking > in the library. Reminded me of a story from the early 70s when 'technicians' pulled up with a large truck in front of Radio-Tele Monte-Carlo (MC), pretended to have been sent by a firm tuning pianos in Nice and made of with 7 instrument including a few grand pianos. Nobody noticed till the pianos were needed fro recitals ...
