Miscreants decamp with Rs 4 lakh and ornaments at Chudi Bazaar under Shahinayathgunj police station limits.

Senior police inspecting the ashram where transgenders stay was burgled at Chudi Bazaar in Shahinayanthgunj in Hyderabad on Monday.

Hyderabad: Burglars struck an ashram in which members of the transgender community take shelter and decamped with Rs 4 lakh and gold ornaments at Chudi Bazaar under Shahinayathgunj police station limits on Monday afternoon.

Ashram in-charge Saber Baksh alias Jyothi Naik and others had gone out at around 10.30 am and returned to the ashram at around 12.30 pm only to find that the lock of the main door was broken. They then entered the ashram to find the entire place ransacked.

Intruders had broken open the almirah and made away with Rs 4 lakh and gold ornaments and other valuables. The number of ornaments stolen from the almirah and the worth is yet to be ascertained as the complainant Jyothi Naik is yet to furnish more details about the incident, Shahinayathgunj Detective Sub-Inspector C Venkatesh said.

Based on Jyothi Naiks complaint, the police have booked a case of theft and pressed into service Clues Team to collect fingerprints from the spot. A dog squad too also inspected the premise for evidence. We have some clues and are hopeful of cracking the case soon, Venkatesh said.

Jyothi Naik, along with four others, stays in the ashram where shelter is provided to transgenders. The ashram helps people who require financial assistance or medical aid.

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