<p>The prevailing crisis due to the spread of coronavirus did not deter burglars to struck at the abandoned home of a COVID-19 patient and decamped with Rs 3 lakh in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.</p>.<p>Reports said the burglars struck in Saderkot Bala village of Bandipora, 38 kms from here, at the abandoned house of a COVID-19 patient, whose whole family has been quarantined in a hospital. The burglars decamped with cash and kind worth Rs 3 lakh besides other valuables from the house, they said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-march-30-817763.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></p>.<p>The burglary came to light after some people noticed broken pieces of suitcases in the nearby open field and observed broken windows and doors of the house from a distance, reports added. This is the first incident in Kashmir in which burglars took advantage of the global tragedy to strike at the abandoned house of a virus victim</p>.<p>Station House Officer (SH), police post Ajas, Bandipora while confirming the incident said an FIR (53/2020) has been registered and investigation taken up. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, sources said that a team of police and forensic experts, wearing protective gear against COVID-19, have reached the spot and are taking the fingerprints and collecting other pieces of evidence.</p>
<p>The prevailing crisis due to the spread of coronavirus did not deter burglars to struck at the abandoned home of a COVID-19 patient and decamped with Rs 3 lakh in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.</p>.<p>Reports said the burglars struck in Saderkot Bala village of Bandipora, 38 kms from here, at the abandoned house of a COVID-19 patient, whose whole family has been quarantined in a hospital. The burglars decamped with cash and kind worth Rs 3 lakh besides other valuables from the house, they said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-march-30-817763.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></p>.<p>The burglary came to light after some people noticed broken pieces of suitcases in the nearby open field and observed broken windows and doors of the house from a distance, reports added. This is the first incident in Kashmir in which burglars took advantage of the global tragedy to strike at the abandoned house of a virus victim</p>.<p>Station House Officer (SH), police post Ajas, Bandipora while confirming the incident said an FIR (53/2020) has been registered and investigation taken up. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, sources said that a team of police and forensic experts, wearing protective gear against COVID-19, have reached the spot and are taking the fingerprints and collecting other pieces of evidence.</p>
