Thieves break into Ranjit Vilas Palace in Gujarat’s Morbi, swipe silverware worth Rs 8 lakh

“A help who went to the section of the palace where these articles were kept, for routine cleaning and sweeping job and found a windowpane in the gallery broken. He also noticed that some articles were missing. He notified Kesridevsinh, who lives in Ranivas, a nearby building,” Wankaner city police inspector BT Wadhia told The Indian Express on Friday.

Officers of Wanaker police station said the thieves, after making their way into the palace after breaking a windowpane, broke into the piano room where they swiped two silver chairs, collectively weighing around 60 kg and a marble-gold-plated Victorian clock.

The intruders lifted a silver replica of Wankaner House built in Mumbai weighing around 25 kg, a house replica weighing two kg, a silver cannon replica weighing around 1 kg and a silver statue of a woman weighing around 500 grammes from the Darbar Hall. The thieves later targeted the bedroom on the first floor and lifted four poles along with a frame which is used to hang curtains over the bed. The poles and frame collectively weigh around 10 to 15 kg. The thieves also decamped with a brass statue of a horse and a message box.

Security guards later also notified that the hammer with which they used to toll a bell is also missing. The police inspector said they were also investigating if some insider was involved. There has yet been no arrest in this connection.