A fifteen-year-old son of a coal mine employee was found involved in committing burglary in his own house at Indra Vihar colony under Koh-e-Fiza police station area on Thursday. Gold jewellery worth Rs3 lakh were taken away in the burglary.
The victim Narayanlal Chouhan along with his wife had gone to Rajasthan to meet his brother’s relatives on March 22 and returned on April 2 and after his return, he lodged a complaint with the Koh-e-Fiza police regarding the burglary.
Chouhan was informed by his son that the house was burgled and valuables were missing.
During the investigation, police found that the victim’s minor son, who informed his father regarding the burglary, was involved in the crime and has been helped by others.
The circumstantial evidence suggested that the miscreants entered the house from the main door, but the exit was not clear.
When victim’s son was grilled, he accepted to have committed the crime along with two of his friends, who had planned to fabricate a story of burglary and would enjoy after disposing the burgled goods.
The gold necklace, gold bangles and gold finger rings burgled would be recovered as victim’s son has told the police that the valuables are kept at his friend’s house. Some of the burgled jewellery have been recovered and the remaining would be recovered soon, claimed the police.
The police had registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and started further investigation during which the whole truth was revealed. The victim is a retired Coal Mine employee and was posted at Parasia in Chhindwara district.