Miscreants targeted house of Devesh Kalyani, editor of Hindi eveninger ‘Pradesh Today’ late on Thursday night. The miscreants fled away with 450 gm of gold and 1.5 kg of silver and Rs 1 lakh cash from his house at Ayodhya Nagar on Thursday; miscreants also burgled CCTV installed to avoid been identified.
Police said that a complaint was lodged by Kalyani regarding burglary of valuables total worth over Rs 20 lakh when he had gone to Ujjain.
In the complaint victim stated that he along with the family had gone to Ujjain and when he returned late in the night the valuables were found burgled. The almirah having gold and silver was targeted by the miscreants.
To avoid revealing identity miscreants took the CCTV cameras and damaged the accessories of the camera. The miscreants after spotting the CCTV cameras broke them and burgled. In the burglary, 450 gm of gold, 1.5 kg of silver and Rs 1 lakh cash were burgled. The total loss in the burglary is around Rs 20 lakh.
The locks of the main door were broken which were used to enter and escape with the valuables. The victim works as editor with Hindi newspaper in Bhopal. Police said neighbours, domestic help and security guard would be questioned in the investigation.
After the preliminary investigation police have registered a case under sections 457 and 380 of the IPC and started further investigation. As the CCTV cameras installed at the house were stolen and damaged. The nearby installed CCTV cameras would be checked in the further investigation, police said.