Bhopal

Jewellery worth `80K burgled from Harshvardhan Nagar

Staff Reporter

Gold and silver jewelleries worth Rs 80,000 were burgled from Harshvardhan Nagar under TT Nagar police station area on Thursday.

Police said that the victim Rahul Soni was asleep when miscreants targeted his house and escaped with valuables.

In his complaint, the victim stated that he and his family was asleep and adjacent room having valuables which was locked was targeted by miscreants. In the morning they found that the lock of the adjacent room was broken. The almirah having gold and silver jewelry and Rs 5000 cash were burgled.

The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.

Meanwhile, house of a BHEl employee was targeted by miscreants and valuables worth Rs 70000 were burgled from his residence at C- Sector under Piplani police station area on Thursday.

According to the police, the victim Padmakar Gaure along with his family had gone to Ayodhya and Varanasi and when he returned the house was found ransacked.

A complaint was lodged with the Piplani police and in his complaint the victim stated that he along with his family had gone for pilgrimage to Ayodhya and Varanasi on March 10 and when he returned on Thursday lock was found broken and valuables were found burgled.

The total loss in the burglary was Rs 70000 including Rs 8000 cash.

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 investigation.