Marathi filmmaker Swapna Waghmare Joshi had a shocking experience and the CCTV camera in her house captured the unimaginable scene. It shows a thief entering the Mumbai filmmaker’s 6th floor apartment through an open window. Thankfully, he was chased away after the family pet raised the alarm and noticed the intruder.

“We present real crime spree. This video is for all of us especially senior citizens living alone. You will be shocked to see a thief climb into the 6th floor of noted filmmaker Swapna Waghmare Joshi’s house in Lokhandwala Complex Andheri West Mumbai using pipes and jump out the same way when a resident of the house notices him. These days the security guards are either busy watching their phones or sleeping. Share this video as much as you can,” wrote filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, a friend of Joshi while sharing the shocking video.

The video shows the thief entering the house through an open window. The man then wanders around looking for items to steal. He takes the director’s daughter’s purse, which ₹6000.

The clip also shows the thief jumping out of the same window to escape after the family was alerted to his presence thanks to their pet. Eventually, Joshi filed a complaint with the Amboli police.

Watch the video here:

The video has been viewed over 140,000 times and has also received nearly 1,000 likes. The sharing also prompted people to post various comments, with many saying how shocked they were by the incident.

What did Instagram users say about this video?

“This is shocking! Take care Tai,” posted one Instagram user. “What the hell… this is so scary,” added another. “This is very shocking,” a third chimed in. “This is so shocking and scary,” wrote a fourth.

Swapna Waghmare Joshi is a director and producer of television series. Her notable works listed in IMDB include Rang Badalti Odhani (2010), Tula Kalnnaar Nahi (2017) and Savita Damodar Paranjpe (2018).