Miscreants targeted a house of a policeman at Tulsi Nagar under TT Nagar police station area and escaped with valuables worth Rs 2 lakhs on Friday.
Police said that the victim Neeta Ahirwar had gone to work and when she returned locks were found broken and the house was found burgled.
A complaint was lodged by the victim with the police and in her complaint, she stated that she had gone to work while children were at grandparents and husband Lalit had gone to Balaghat on death of his relative.
After her night shift when she returned the lock was found broken and the house was found ransacked.
The victim claimed that gold and silver jewelry worth Rs 2 lakh were burgled. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that the CCTV footage of the nearby installed cameras would be searched in the further investigation. The neighbours were not aware of the burglary. The victim's husband posted at State Police Headquarters as SI.
The burglary was committed in a short period of time which suggests that the miscreants were aware of the whereabouts of the victim.