Ranchi, Nov. 3: In a rerun of thefts at several shops, Rs 22,000 had been looted from a foodgrain shop at Pandra market last night.

The shop-owners Gauri Shanker Saboo, came to know about the theft around 8.30 this morning when he had gone to open the shop.

Sukhdeo Nagar police source said the criminals entered the shop through a ventilator about 20 feet above the ground. They, the sources added, took away the wooden box containing the cash. No clue has been found about the criminals. An FIR has been lodged in the police station. Traders held a meeting expressing concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the city. They decided to request the police to step up security arrangement in the business area after the incident.