Bhopal

Miscreants decamp with valuables worth `5 lakh

Staff Reporter

Miscreants decamped with valuables worth Rs 5 lakh from Krishna Nagar Colony under Bajaria police station area on Monday.

According to the police the victim Shailendra Saxena had gone to attend a marriage function at his in-laws house at Rajendra Nagar on Monday along with his family. On Tuesday at around 9 am when they returned they were shocked to find that the house was ransacked and the almirahs were broken and the valuables were missing. A complaint was lodged by the victim with the police. After preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.

The investigating officer told that the victim has gone to a marriage function and decided to stay on Monday night and when he returned he found that the valuables were burgled.

The miscreants entered the house by opening the back door of the house as the door was not properly closed by the victim. When the victim entered the house they found that the back door of the house was open.

Gold and Silver ornaments, two watches and Rs 10,000 in cash were burgled claimed the victim.