<p>Thieves continue to target official bungalows of Members of Parliament in Lutyens’ Delhi despite concern being voiced in the Lok Sabha over lack of security.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The latest victim is Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu.<br /><br />An FIR has been registered after a sodium-vapour lamp was stolen from the Congress leader’s house on Feroz Shah Road.<br /><br />Earlier, on March 10, Kalyan Banerjee of the All India Trinamool Congress had raised the issue of security at MPs’ houses during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />He had highlighted several incidents of theft with burglars targeting Lutyens’ Delhi houses.<br /><br />It came after party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s house on Maulana Azad Road was targeted twice in March.<br /><br />In the latest incident, theft was reported from Sahu’s house on March 24. It was noticed by his domestic help Santosh.<br /><br />In his statement, Santosh told police that he is responsible for switching off lights in the lawns and outside the house around 7.30 am.<br /><br />“On March 24, Santosh was performing his duty when he found a sodium-vapour lamp missing from the main gate of the house,” said a police officer.<br /><br />He also conducted a search in the area. On failing to recover the lamp, Santosh made a call to the police control room.<br /><br />Sub-Inspector Rajesh Kumar and constable Rocky of Tilak Marg police station went to the spot and recorded Santosh’s statement.<br /><br />Santosh told police that he suspected the theft took place after 10 pm on March 23.<br />On the basis of Santosh’s statement, a case under section 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered with Tilak Marg police station.<br /><br />In June 2014, the staff of Janata Dal-United Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Prasad had also approached police after two jackfruits were stolen from his Tughlaq Road bungalow.<br />At least, six MPs have also written to Delhi Police about repeated episodes of bulbs being stolen from their bungalows in Lutyens’ Delhi.<br /><br />After being targeted, Bandyopadhyay had claimed that he feared a threat to his life and had even requested the government to change his accommodation.<br /></p>
<p>Thieves continue to target official bungalows of Members of Parliament in Lutyens’ Delhi despite concern being voiced in the Lok Sabha over lack of security.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The latest victim is Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu.<br /><br />An FIR has been registered after a sodium-vapour lamp was stolen from the Congress leader’s house on Feroz Shah Road.<br /><br />Earlier, on March 10, Kalyan Banerjee of the All India Trinamool Congress had raised the issue of security at MPs’ houses during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />He had highlighted several incidents of theft with burglars targeting Lutyens’ Delhi houses.<br /><br />It came after party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s house on Maulana Azad Road was targeted twice in March.<br /><br />In the latest incident, theft was reported from Sahu’s house on March 24. It was noticed by his domestic help Santosh.<br /><br />In his statement, Santosh told police that he is responsible for switching off lights in the lawns and outside the house around 7.30 am.<br /><br />“On March 24, Santosh was performing his duty when he found a sodium-vapour lamp missing from the main gate of the house,” said a police officer.<br /><br />He also conducted a search in the area. On failing to recover the lamp, Santosh made a call to the police control room.<br /><br />Sub-Inspector Rajesh Kumar and constable Rocky of Tilak Marg police station went to the spot and recorded Santosh’s statement.<br /><br />Santosh told police that he suspected the theft took place after 10 pm on March 23.<br />On the basis of Santosh’s statement, a case under section 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered with Tilak Marg police station.<br /><br />In June 2014, the staff of Janata Dal-United Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Prasad had also approached police after two jackfruits were stolen from his Tughlaq Road bungalow.<br />At least, six MPs have also written to Delhi Police about repeated episodes of bulbs being stolen from their bungalows in Lutyens’ Delhi.<br /><br />After being targeted, Bandyopadhyay had claimed that he feared a threat to his life and had even requested the government to change his accommodation.<br /></p>
