Thieves `catch' over 100 fish worth Rs 1.5 lakh from shop
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Three thieves chose to cast
their net in a fish aquarium at a shop in Kurla (E), and took away 126
Golden Pearl Arowana, an endangered species, valued at Rs1.51 lakh, on
Saturday night. The fish species is believed to be a lucky charm.
The theft has been captured on a CCTV camera installed at a building near the shop, Ocean World. Shop owner Mohammed Sajjad (39) lodged a police complaint on Tuesday.
This fish species fetches a minimum of Rs1,200 for the small fish, while a fully grown one costs Rs1 lakh. “The fish is considered a lucky charm and it also has health benefits,” Sajjad claimed.
An offence has been registered against the unidentified men at the Nehru Nagar police station.
Sajjad, a Colaba resident, said that the thieves seemed to be wellversed with fish varieties and knew the tank in which the Golden Pearl Arowana had been kept. “On Saturday , I felt the number of fish in the tank had drastically dipped compared to the previous evening's stock,“ he said.
DCP Sangramsinh Nishandar called it a “unique“ theft case.“They've taken away `vaastu' fish believed to bring luck, while ignoring 12 other varieties in the shop,“ Nishandar told TOI.
The theft has been captured on a CCTV camera installed at a building near the shop, Ocean World. Shop owner Mohammed Sajjad (39) lodged a police complaint on Tuesday.
This fish species fetches a minimum of Rs1,200 for the small fish, while a fully grown one costs Rs1 lakh. “The fish is considered a lucky charm and it also has health benefits,” Sajjad claimed.
An offence has been registered against the unidentified men at the Nehru Nagar police station.
Sajjad, a Colaba resident, said that the thieves seemed to be wellversed with fish varieties and knew the tank in which the Golden Pearl Arowana had been kept. “On Saturday , I felt the number of fish in the tank had drastically dipped compared to the previous evening's stock,“ he said.
DCP Sangramsinh Nishandar called it a “unique“ theft case.“They've taken away `vaastu' fish believed to bring luck, while ignoring 12 other varieties in the shop,“ Nishandar told TOI.
