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New Delhi : An unidentified person broke into a post office in east Delhi by drilling a hole in its wall in the hope of landing a fortune but got away with only ~487 kept in the cash chest, the police said on Tuesday.

Whoever carried out the heist left without spotting a bag containing a tad larger amount — about ~5,000 — in a bag nearby, said Amit Sharma, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Shahdara district.

The hole in the wall is only about two feet wide and investigators believe the suspect could be a slim, minor boy, the DCP said. Investigators, however, are yet to find any clues.

The crime was reported on Monday when sub-post master Kuldeep Singh Verma opened the post office in Mansarovar Park. According to Sharma, the post office operates out of a dilapidated building in a housing complex.

“While large cash transactions take place at many post offices, it wasn’t the case here. But the thief probably didn’t know that,” said an investigator.