Valuables worth 2.50 lakh were burgled from Berkhedi under Jehangirabad police station area on Friday. The victim and her family had gone to Gwalior to attend her son’s marriage.
According to the police, the victim Nafisa Ali had gone to Indore and returned in the evening on Tuesday and found that the house was found ransacked.
Investigating Officer SI Jitendra Chandelia said that the victim’s son was scheduled to marry on September 22 in Gwalior and the woman along with the family had gone to Gwalior after the completion of the marriage function when the victim returned on Friday she spotted that the locks of house were broken and Rs 1.20 lakh cash and gold jewellery kept in almirah were found missing and later lodged a complaint with the Jehangirabad police.
In her complaint victim stated that four locks were found broken and Rs 1.20 lakh cash and gold jewelry worth Rs 1.30 lakh were found burgled. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation a case under sections 454 and 380 of the IPC has been registered by the police and started the further investigation.
Police said that the relatives of the victim who were aware regarding the marriage would be questioned as it is possible that the miscreants have been hinted by some acquainted.
The victim has not provided the list of the gold jewelry and told that after checking the list of the jewelry would be provided. The neighbours and locals would be questioned in the further investigation told the police.