Bhopal

Cash, valuables worth Rs4 lakh stolen from lala lajpat Rai colony

Staff Reporter

Gold and silver jewelry worthRs1 lakh and Rs3 lakh cash were burgled from lala lajpat Rai colony under Aishbagh police station area on Sunday. 

According to the police the victim Mansoor Ahmed along with his family had gone for outing and after around 3-4 hours when he returned the house was found ransacked.

A complaint was lodged by the victim with Aishbagh police and in the complaint the victim claimed that he along with his family to Sair Sapata in the evening and when they returned at around 11 pm the locks of the house were found broken and on entering the belongings were found missing.

The victim found that the gold and jewelry worth Rs 1 lakh and Rs3 lakh cash were found missing. The almirah were the valuables were kept were found broken.

In the initial investigation police found that the circumstantial evidences suggest that the miscreants were aware of the whereabouts of the valuables and they were tipped regarding the movement of the victim due to which the burglary was committed in short period of time.

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 domestic help and security guard of the area would be questioned. The neighbours have expressed ignorance over any movement or noise in the area during the burglary.

The victim deals in repairing works of machine and transformers.