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Crime
Thieves breach Datiya civil court, break locks, steal weapons and documents
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 26 Aug 2026, 03:47 PM
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A group of thieves forced entry into the Datiya civil court, breaking the main gate and locks of four rooms, and stole items from the store room, including weapons and important documents. Police have launched an investigation.
Authorities reported that a gang of thieves entered the civil court premises in Datiya, Madhya Pradesh, by forcibly opening the main gate. The intruders proceeded to break the locks of four separate rooms within the complex.\n\nInvestigators found that the thieves accessed a storage area where they removed various items, notably a cache of weapons and several important documents kept in a secured room. The breach also involved tampering with the lock of the room that housed these sensitive materials.\n\nThe local police have opened a case and are actively pursuing leads to identify the perpetrators. Officials emphasized the need to strengthen security at judicial facilities after the incident, which has raised concerns about the safety of court records and armaments stored on site.