One would assume that a 100-kg electronic safe and two security guards would be enough of a precaution against burglaries. Vishal Nahar — who runs Eiffel Developers out of an office on Fergusson College Road — certainly did. But on Saturday night, two robbers broke into his office in Mantri Complex and made off with Rs 12.15 in cash, still intact in the sumo-sized safe.

Illustration/Amit Bandre

To add insult to the injury, CCTV footage has revealed that the safe, too heavy to be carried out from the second-floor office, was taken to the ground floor in the lift, and then dragged out right in front of the security guards who slept through the burglary.