House of chairman of MP State Waqf Board at Chhawani road was targeted by the burglars late on Sunday evening and they decamped with valuables worth lakhs of rupees.
According to the police, the house owner Shoukat Mohammad Khan had gone out of town while his wife had gone to meet her sister in Koh-e-Fiza on Sunday evening and when she returned the valuables were missing. A complaint was lodged with the Mangalwara police Khan’s wife Shama Khan.
In the complaint, she has stated that she went to meet her sister in Koh-e-Fiza and when she returned the locks were found broken and valuables were missing.
In her complaint she claimed that Rs 75,000 cash, two gold bangles, one diamond studded gold finger ring, one gold finger ring and one pair gold ear rings worth Rs 6 lakh.
Before Shama left the house she locked the doors and at that time domestic help was working in the porch of her house. When she returned, found that the locks were broken. In her complaint, Shama has raised suspicion over the domestic help but nothing could be ascertained at the moment, claimed police.
The burglary took place within an hour which raises suspicion that some insider might be involved in the burglary that had hinted the miscreants or has committed the burglary.
Almirah with valuables was targeted and other valuables were not disturbed. The police have registered a case under section 454 and 380 of the IPC and have registered. At the time of the incident, Shoukat was in Maihar. He has cabinet minister status and at present he is camping in Maihar for electioneering in favour of BJP nominee Narayan Tripathi.