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  "type": "article",
  "title": "Thieves Break Into Karnal Shop, Flee With Rs 6.50 Lakh Cash and Currency-Note Garlands",
  "summary": "In Karnal district's Nising area, thieves broke into a general store and made off with nearly Rs 6.50 lakh in cash and currency-note garlands, with the entire break-in caught on the shop's CCTV cameras.",
  "content": "In Haryana's Karnal district, a gang of thieves broke into a general store in the Nising area and walked away with nearly Rs 6.50 lakh in cash along with garlands made of currency notes, all while security cameras silently filmed the entire break-in. The target was Kapoor General Store on the main road, and police now say that footage is turning out to be the strongest lead in the case.\n\nThe shutter came down around 3 am\nThe incident is believed to have taken place in the early hours of Tuesday, close to 3 am. Footage shows three young men entering the shop after forcing the shutter open. One of them was dressed entirely in white, with a white cloth wrapped around his head, while a second man wore ordinary clothes; a third accomplice can also be seen in the recording, and together they took only minutes to force their way inside.\n\nWhat the cameras captured\nThe recording shows the men pulling out bundles of currency notes, stacking them on the counter and then gathering them up to carry away. They also pulled down the note garlands that were on display in the shop. Curiously, the intruders did not touch anything else in the store, taking only the cash and the garlands, a detail that suggests they may have known exactly where the money was kept.\n\nShopkeeper had kept the cash aside for a payment\nShop owner Apnashit Singh said he had set aside roughly Rs 6.50 lakh in cash because he needed to make a payment to someone. On his way to a temple the next morning, he noticed the shutter had been broken. Going inside, he found both the cash and the note garlands missing, and he alerted the police right away.\n\nPolice and forensic team rushed to the spot\nNising police reached the store as soon as they were informed and were joined by a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team, which examined the scene and collected evidence. Investigators have since taken possession of the shop's CCTV recording and are using it to try to identify the three men.\n\nOther cameras in the area now under scrutiny\nTo trace the route the accused took to reach the shop and the direction they fled in afterwards, police are also reviewing footage from other CCTV cameras installed in the surrounding neighbourhood. The investigation has been stepped up on the back of the shopkeeper's formal complaint.\n\nPolice confident of a quick breakthrough\nHead Constable Rajesh Kumar of Nising police said, \"The team reached the spot as soon as the information came in, and the accused will be caught soon.\" He added that the evidence gathered by the FSL team along with the CCTV footage now forms the backbone of the investigation.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThe break-in is a reminder of how risky it is for shopkeepers to keep large sums of cash on the premises overnight, especially where security is thin.\n\n• Across India: Small and medium shop owners should treat this as a warning that CCTV cameras alone are not enough; strong shutter locks and alarm systems matter just as much. Keeping large cash overnight in a shop is riskier than depositing it in a bank or a locker.\n• In Karnal and Haryana: Towns like Nising may see calls for heavier night patrolling, since a break-in at 3 am shows how thin surveillance can be at that hour. Local traders could now push for shared security guards or extra cameras covering the main market.\n• Insurance and losses: If the shop was not insured, a trader like Apnashit Singh will have to absorb the entire Rs 6.50 lakh loss himself. Shopkeepers should seriously consider insuring cash and valuables kept on their premises.\n• CCTV as evidence: In this case, the CCTV footage has become the single biggest asset for the police investigation, showing why shop owners should keep their cameras running even though they cannot prevent a theft by themselves.\n\nWhy this happened\nIt is not yet clear whether the men knew in advance that the shop was holding a large amount of cash, but the way they went straight for the money and the note garlands points to a few likely factors.\n\n• A large sum kept inside the shop: Owner Apnashit Singh had set aside roughly Rs 6.50 lakh in cash for a pending payment, and that made the store an easy target.\n• The cover of a quiet night: The break-in happened around 3 am, when the main road sees almost no movement and the sound of a shutter being forced is less likely to draw attention.\n• Only cash and garlands were taken: The men left everything else untouched, which has led police to suspect they may have known where the money was kept, though that is something the investigation still has to confirm.\n• Investigation still underway: Police are going through the CCTV footage to establish exactly how the accused identified the shop and found their way in.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Where did this theft take place?\nThe theft happened at Kapoor General Store on the main road in Nising town, Karnal district, Haryana.\n\n2. How much did the thieves steal?\nThe men fled with nearly Rs 6.50 lakh in cash along with garlands made of currency notes.\n\n3. When did the break-in happen?\nThe incident is believed to have taken place in the early hours of Tuesday, around 3 am.\n\n4. Why was so much cash kept in the shop?\nShop owner Apnashit Singh said he had kept the cash aside because he needed to make a payment to someone.\n\n5. How was the theft discovered?\nApnashit Singh noticed the broken shutter on his way to a temple the next morning and found the cash and note garlands missing after going inside.\n\n6. What is the police doing now?\nNising police and an FSL team collected evidence from the scene and are working to identify the accused using the CCTV footage.\n\n7. Was anything else stolen from the shop?\nNo, the thieves did not take anything besides the cash and the note garlands.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/haryana/nising-men-shatara-torakara-ghuse-badamasha-dukana-se-6-50-lakha-kaisha-aura-noton-ki-mala-le-ure-29537",
  "category": "Haryana",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-08",
  "tags": [
    "Karnal theft",
    "Nising",
    "CCTV theft",
    "Haryana crime",
    "Kapoor General Store",
    "currency note garland theft"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}