The house of a retired IAS officer at Global City in Chunabhatti area was burgled and valuables worth Rs 1.5 lakh were taken away on Saturday. According to the police, victim Shambhu Dayal Agrawal along with his family had gone to visit his relatives in Chhatarpur on March 11 and when they returned on Saturday they found that the house was burgled.
The locks of the door were broken and on entering the house it was found that the house was ransacked.The family found that cash and valuables were missing. The almirah which was having valuables were targeted and broken to take the valuables.
Apart from the cash and jewellery, other valuables of the house were not disturbed, which suggests that the miscreants were aware of the valuables and were tipped off regarding the same by some insider which would be investigated, told the police.
The burglary took place between March 11 and March 15 when the house was deserted. The domestic help and security personnel guards of the area would be questioned and CCTV cameras installed in the nearby areas would be examined.
locals and neighbours would be questioned regarding the burglary as the information of burglary was not provided by them and they remained unaware regarding the burglary which happened in the locality.
In the complaint victim has claimed that Rs 1 lakh cash, one gold chain and 3 gold finger rings were taken away in the burglary. The gold jewelry was worth around Rs 50,000. The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.