An award-winning buffet restaurant in Leicester has been left with a huge bill after a number of breaks in.<\/p>\n
Syed Rahman, who was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2020 for helping raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity, has seen his restaurant, Chef & Spice, broken into four times in the past six months.<\/p>\n
Syed has spent over 14k on repair and security bills.<\/p>\n
He said: “The cost is unbearable. We’re insured but with the cost of the excess payments and the affect it would have on our premiums it’s not worth claiming.<\/p>\n
“With the recent lockdowns the industry is already suffering.<\/p>\n
“The break-ins could have caused any other restaurant to close.”<\/p>\n
Last Thursday morning at 2.50am burglars smashed their way through the entrance door using a metal item and stealing the cash registers – containing about \u00a3150 in cash.<\/p>\n
They also made off with two tablet computers and some bottles of alcohol.<\/p>\n
Two other doors were also badly damaged as the criminals tried to get inside.<\/p>\n
Previous break-ins have also seen expensive damage to the doors and thefts of cash and alcohol from the premises.<\/p>\n
Syed, who also owns Cuisine of India in Wigston, said: “There have been no arrests. Each time the police come and have a look around but the CCTV images have not identified anyone so far.”<\/p>\n
Syed’s two restaurants have helped raising nearly \u00a3700,000 for local and national good causes, which led to him being included in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in 2020<\/p>\n
A police spokesperson said: “Shortly after 3.15am on Thursday a report was received that a restaurant in Hinckley Road was being broken into.<\/p>\n
“Officers attended and on arrival found that a quantity of cash had been taken from a till. Two Samsung tablets and two bottles of alcohol had also been taken.<\/p>\n
“Police would like to speak to anyone in the area who saw a person or people acting in an unusual or suspicious manner around the time the incident occurred.<\/p>\n
“Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Area (NPA) will continue to undertake further proactive foot patrols around the Andrewes estate.<\/p>\n
“Anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage is also asked to contact police, quoting reference 22*036722.”<\/p>\n
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