Ranjitsinhji’s bat, belongings safe.
Jam Saheb Shatrushailyasinhji Jadeja of the Jamnagar royal family has denied the theft of any personal belongings of his famous predecessor and cricketer, Jam Ranjitsinhji, in the recent palace burglary.
A day after his kin registered a case of theft in the Jam Bungalow Palace (once the royal residence) with the Jamnagar B-Division police station, Jadeja categorically said in a statement that neither Ranjitsinhji’s bat nor any personal belonging of the legendary cricketer have been stolen. Jadeja is in Mumbai now.
He, however, said that family members present in Jamnagar have told him that a part of his own collection of objects d’art is missing.
“The room where the theft has been reported did not house anything that belonged to Jam Ranjitsinhji,” Jadeja said.
He maintained that the exact number of objects and their value can be ascertained only after he returns to Jamnagar City after a week.
Jadeja also said that the room has suffered heavy damages.
