Burglars conduct ‘puja’ in Kerala finance firm before looting gold, cash

Pathanapuram: A strange burglary has been reported from a finance firm here in Kerala’s Kollam district. Burglars conducted a ‘puja’ (prayers) with liquor and betel leaves before carrying away gold worth Rs 30 lakh and cash amounting to Rs 4 lakh.

The break-in happened at ‘Pathanapuram Bankers’, a private financial institution located at Janata Junction in Pathanapuram town. Owner Ramachandran Nair claimed in his police complaint that 100 sovereigns of gold and the cash that were kept in two lockers were lost.

On inspecting the crime spot, police found that some ritual was conducted there. An image of a deity worshipped by Tamils…