Thieves broke into the office of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) in Dharwad and decamped with cash worth over ₹1 crore on Monday night.
According to a complaint lodged at Vidyagiri Police Station in Dharwad, the theft took place on Monday night.
According to the police, SDKDRP trains women self-help groups to take up self employment and provides loans through IDBI Bank. The amount collected as instalment from borrowers was kept in the lockers of the office as the bank was closed for Dasara holidays.
As per the complaint, all the four employees of the office together left for dinner and when they returned, they found the money missing. The thieves gained entry to the office by breaking open the rear window, the complaint said.
Police Commissioner of Hubballi-Dharwad Renuka Sukumar who visited the spot said that that the office did not not have any CCTV cameras installed and there was no proper security arrangements. She said that investigation had been taken up and several persons were being questioned.
