Bhopal

MANIT professor’s house burgled with Rs 90k valuables

Staff Reporter

Residence of an MANIT professor was targeted by miscreants and valuables worth Rs 90,000 were burgled on Thursday; Kamla Nagar police have started investigation.

Police said that the victim Pradeep Jain had gone to meet his relatives and when he returned on Thursday valuables were found burgled.

The victim in her complaint stated that he along with family had gone to meet his relatives and when he returned door was found open and locks broken. On entering the house victim found that the valuables were targeted by the miscreants.

Victim approached police and lodged a complaint. 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.

The victim works with MANIT as faculty member and lives inside MANIT premises in house provided by MANIT. The other residents expressed ignorance over the burglary. 

After checking the valuables victim found that Rs 50000 and gold and silver jewelry were burgled. The total loss in the burglary is around Rs 90,000 claimed the victim.

Police suspects that the burglars were aware regarding the whereabouts of the family and committed the burglary when the family was away. The domestic help and security guard of the locality would be questioned.