The house of an oil trader was targeted by miscreants who escaped with four mobile phones, Rs 2,000 and an Activa Scooter worth Rs 1.25 lakh from Sainath Colony under Kolar police station area late in the night on Sunday.
According to the police, the victim, Saurabh Shrivastava when woke up in the morning on Sunday valuables and a scooter were found burgled.
A complaint was lodged with the Kolar police and in his complaint the victim stated that the family was asleep at the time of the burglary. The miscreants entered through the gallery and escaped with scooter, four mobile phones and Rs 2,000 cash. The total loss in the burglary was around Rs 1.25 lakh. Miscreants have not targeted gold and silver jewelry said the police.
Investigating Officer ASI Rajendra Singh Gurjar said that the miscreants entered the house from terrace of adjacent house and after entering they used keys of main door were inside the house and also took keys of scooter.
The domestic help which used to work for the victim around a year ago might be involved in the burglary as the miscreants were aware of the exact location of the keys and they do not tried to open the almirah and target other valuables, he added.
The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Victim runs a Oil trading firm at Hanumanganj and his employees would be quizzed. No CCTV cameras were installed in the house.