Robbery at Jallianwala Bagh Martyr's Well

AMRITSAR: Thieves stole nearly Rs 3,000 from the Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs' Well, where over hundreds had jumped to escape firing by British Troops in 1919. It is believed they used a rope to climb down into the 15-feet deep well, and entered it by breaking the grill-mesh of its window. One person has been detained in connection with the theft. It is suspected that two petty thieves were involved in the incident. They stole about Rs 3000, mainly in coins, from inside the well. Visitors put coins and notes through the mesh as obeisance to all those who lost their lives in the firing ordered by British Col. Reginald Dyer on April 12, 1919.