Bhopal

House burgled at Pooja colony

Staff Reporter

Miscreants decamped with valuables worth Rs 57,000 and cash Rs 21,000 from Pooja Colony on Wednesday; Nishatpura police has started investigation.

Police said that the victim, LS Vishwakarma, along with his family, had to meet brother in Berasia on Wednesday and when he returned on Thursday house was found ransacked.

A complaint was lodged by the victim with the Nishatpura police and in his complaint, he stated that with his family had gone to meet brother near in Berasia  in the night on Wednesday and when he returned on Thursday he found that house was targeted by miscreants who escaped with valuables.

Victim found that jewelry worth Rs 57,000 and Rs 21,000 cash were burgled. The total loss in the burglary was claimed to be around Rs 80,000.

Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under sections 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.

Meanwhile, Rs 70,000 cash was burgled by a harvester driver at bypass square Bilkharia in the night on Wednesday; victim was asleep at the time of the theft.

According to the police the cash was stolen from the victim Rajesh Sharma by the driver of the harvester Harjeet Singh.

Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 381 of the IPC and have started further investigation into the matter.