Durban - Following this week’s burglary at Minority Front leader Shameen Thakur Rajbansi’s Verulam home, she believes that the thieves could have been out to get specific documents that may be related to the party.
Thakur Rajbansi was at her Chatsworth home on Monday night when her Verulam home was broken into – for the second time in five years.
She said told the Daily News last night that a black briefcase containing chequebook folios and banking documents was stolen.
The thieves had entered the property through a balcony sliding door, which they had lifted using a spade, she said.
Party-related documents were stolen in the 2009 robbery as well.
“I suspect that once again this is not the usual break in, by what I observed... someone is looking for specific items.”
The power supply had been cut during the burglary.
Thakur Rajbansi said her study was trashed. Another grey briefcase was broken into with a tweezer.
“Photos were lying in the study and lounge, mainly political and family ones, so some may have been taken. Political box files were removed from the study and kept on the floor, so I would still have to recollect which ones may be taken.”
Pots and brassware were also stolen, but items such as bedding and kitchenware were left lying in the yard in two bin bags, she said.
Thakur Rajbansi said although she was yet to determine all that had been taken, she was concerned she could not find her degree certificate as well as certification with the pharmaceutical society.
“My biggest worry is that my graduation photo as a pharmacist was left in between a stack of frames, but I cannot find the frames of my degree and registration with the pharmaceutical society,” she said.
“I did not touch the safe which was taken out of a cupboard, but my mum used to keep some of her documents in this. It was facing with the door down and I require the police to complete their checks before I go ahead,” she said.
Thakur Rajbansi said she was still waiting for police to take fingerprints at her home.
She said she would be adding beam detectors to upgrade security at the house, which was now under 24 hour guard.
Police spokesman, Colonel Jay Naicker, confirmed that a case of housebreaking had been opened. He said no arrests had been made.
Daily News