Man in America sees theft live in his Kanpur home, alerts the police. Kanpur News – Times of India

KANPUR: Technology saved a house from being stolen when a resident of Kanpur new Jersey, United States informs local police after watching live CCTV footage of miscreants breaking into their residence Shyamnagar Monday night in the city area
Answering the call, the police reached the house when the thieves were still inside. As soon as the police tried to zero, the miscreants opened fire. In retaliatory police firing, one miscreant was injured and apprehended while the others escaped.
It was midnight on Monday when 38-year-old Vijay Awasthi, a software engineer from New Jersey, received an alert on his mobile phone. The signal was from CCTV cameras and sensors that he had installed at his ancestral house in D-Block, Shyamnagar. Chakeri Police station to protect your house from thieves.
When he checked the footage, Vijay was shocked to see some intruders named Harihar Dham inside his house. Police said, “He saw a miscreant trying to break the lock of a room. Vijay used the mic option to warn the intruders. But his warning had no effect on him. Instead, he used the CCTV camera. broke and entered the house.”
Vijay then immediately called up his neighbor in Shyamnagar, who informed the police control room. Inspector Madhur Mishra of Chakeri police station says that the patrol team of the local police reached the spot within five minutes.
In a hurry, Police Commissioner Vijay Singh Meena, DCP East Pramod Kumar and police of half a dozen police stations also reached the spot and surrounded Vijay’s house from all sides.
The miscreants hiding on the roof behind the water tank were warned and asked to surrender. However, he opened fire on the police. In retaliation, the police also opened fire, in which Sonu, a resident of Hamirpur district was injured.
“The police pulled Sonu out by climbing onto the terrace from the neighbor’s terrace, but no other intruder was found. They probably jumped into the vacant plot at the back and fled,” the police said. Sonu was admitted to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital.
The entire operation took more than three hours.
Former DCP Pramod Kumar said that as a precaution, police force has been deployed at the house. The condition of the injured miscreant is improving. “The police team has been sent to the hospital for questioning to find out about his associates,” the DCP said.
Locals of the area are in panic due to the sound of gunfire and a blockade has been put in place in the entire area to prevent the miscreants from escaping. The neighborhood woke up after midnight to see the action and heaved a sigh of relief when it ended at around 3.30.
Police said a tenant and a caretaker were also living in Vijay’s house. But the tenant had gone to his village a few days ago. The caretaker had also gone to his native place on Monday night. Vijay’s two sisters Poonam and Preeti live in Barra area of ​​the city. The keys to the house remain with both of them. The police immediately called them for cross checking of the luggage.
“Technology not only helped save a house from being robbed but a crook was also caught. We reached the spot in five minutes’ time. Overwhelmed by the quick response, the New Jersey America family thanked Kanpur PoliceInspector Mishra of Chakeri police station said.

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