There was a home invasion this morning right here on Albert Street. Around 10:30 two men dressed in BTL uniforms arrived at the Budhrani residence at the upper flat of Rakhis Hair Salon. 46 year old house keeper Vilma Rauda who was at the house at the time along with the cook, let the men in because they told her they were there to check the phone lines. Vilma led them to the phone in the kitchen but the men told her they needed to check the other phone lines and the modem. She then guided them to one of the bedrooms where the modem was located and that's when one of the men grabbed her from behind, tied her arms with tie straps, taped her mouth and threatened that if she made any noise, they would kill her. Vilma who was too shaken up to give us an interview, told us that she managed to set herself free but when she ran out of the room, the men were already gone. She then called her boss Tara Budhrani and the police. Budhrani told us that the men didn't tamper with the safe she had in one of the rooms but that they went into her room, broke into her drawer and stole 2 bags with $7-$8,000 dollars, jewelry and her son's firearm. Budhrani says it seemed like they knew exactly what they wanted and where to go to find it. Vilma just started to work as the house keeper 3 weeks ago.
In response to this incident BTL sent out a release this evening stressing that all BTL technicians are supposed to call the customer to notify them of a date and time they will visit the premise. Then, they should present their BTL identification card when they arrive at the premise. Customers have the right to request the technicians ID number and name and make a call to the office to confirm that he is a BTL employee.
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