The whole of yesterday morning I was at my uncle’s place. They had organized a pooja… The religious event was done coz their place got robbed a week back. Apparently they feel more secure if they know that God is a part of their house’s security.

The robbery is seems had happened over the weekend. My uncle and aunt leave home on friday evening and return late on sunday. They were religious with this pattern and have been doing it for months. The thieves seem to have got a hint of this and struck when nobody was home.

When the family arrived on sunday they found thier front door broken(around the lock). Every room was searched and things thrown about. They were very careful not to leave any finger prints and did a decent job taking stuff which were hard to trace.

People were discussing the possible theories on how the robbers did it. It turns out my uncle used to always leave his car out on the road in front of his house. The absence of the car might have been a good signal. He also locked the main gate each time before leaving (another sign).

To add to the damage, He had locked up every door in the house. Well now every door in the house had to be repaired. Fortunately, since the thieves were concerned that they could be traced they left back the electronic devices.

They now have an Iron door and have made sure that every entry to their place is well protected. Hope it makes it harder for them to get in now. Sadly all this security might be there but the fear will probably always remain in my uncle.

I guess getting robbed is not something we can mentally prepare ourseleves for. Its really difficult to handle when you know that some stranger was walking around in your house, your house which is possibly your safest haven.