Days after a couple of empty double barrel guns were stolen from a private security office at Tiruvanaikoil here, investigators probing the case are yet to get hold of tangible clues that could eventually lead to a breakthrough in the burglary.
Special police teams constituted to investigate the case have gone all out looking into different angles into the burglary case that was reported on September 13.
As part of their probe, police sources say they had conducted inquiries with the staff working in the private security office functioning in Periyarnagar with the agency’s headquarters located in New Delhi.
The 11 gunmen from North India employed in the private security office who live upstairs in the same building were questioned by the investigating teams.
This was to ascertain if the offence was committed out of any personal motive. However, investigators have ruled out the personal motive as all the personnel had licence for possessing weapon.
The burglary was noticed by one of the gunmen at the crack of dawn on September 13 when he came out from upstairs and saw the front door of the security office broken open and noticed that a couple of double barrel guns kept in a room was stolen along with Rs. 5,200 cash.
There were in all 17 single and double barrel guns kept inside one of the rooms of the office that provides escort to vehicles carrying cash to automated teller machines of certain private banks.
The investigators questioned nearly 70-odd staff of the security office going through their call details records as part of their probe. The frequent visitors to the security office and those who had quit earlier were also quizzed, say the sources.
Police say the security office did not have a guard and the weapons were simply kept in one of the rooms without any proper security measure in place.
As the items stolen were double barrel guns, police sources say the were probing if gypsies had stolen the weapons as they usually carry country guns along with them.
The possibility of the weapons falling into the hands of gypsies settled in Lalgudi, Samayapuram, and Thuraiyur areas was looked into, say investigators and added that the role of offenders with the modus operandi of committing burglary in locked houses was being looked into.
Fingerprints lifted from the crime scene do not seem to have aided the investigators in narrowing down on the accused. Notwithstanding sustained probe, the teams were yet to get hold of tangible clues to crack the case.
Nevertheless, police sources say they were pursuing the case actively and verifying information.
Two double barrel guns stolen from security agency office on Sept. 13
Police have ruled out the involvement of agency staff
