House of a truck body builder at Jain Towers under Hanumanganj police station area was targeted by miscreants who escaped with valuables worth Rs5 lakh during late night on Monday. According to the police Ashok Sharma who owns a workshop of truck body building had gone to his newly bought apartment at Ayodhya Bypass on Sunday and when he returned at around 11 pm on Monday they found that the locks were broken and when they entered the house it was found ransacked.
Sharma lodged a complaint with Hanumanganj police and in the complaint the victim claimed that around 150 gm of gold jewellery and 1.5 kg of silver worth Rs5 lakh were found missing when he returned on Monday night from his rented apartment at Jain Towers. He claimed that he had recently bought and constructed apartment at Ayodhya Bypass. On Sunday the victim had gone to Sehore to invite his relatives on his son’s wedding scheduled on February 15.
Investigation Officer ASI Neeraj Tripathi claimed that family had arranged to solemnize the marriage at Ayodhya Bypass house and still their valuables were kept at the Jain Towers which was targeted by the miscreants. A case has been registered against the unidentified miscreants. Employees of the victim and neighbours would be questioned, he added. The victim owns a truck building workshop in Ibrahimganj area under Hanumanganj police station area. The police have registered a case under Section 454 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.