The house of a colonel was targeted by miscreants who escaped with gold jewellery worth lakhs of rupees from Aditya Avenue under Koh-e-Fiza police station area on Thursday.
According to the police, the victim, Priy Ranjan, when returned from Delhi on Thursday and entered the house it was found ransacked and the valuables were found burgled. In his complaint lodged with the Koh-e-Fiza police stating that he along with his family had gone to Delhi on June 29 and returned on Thursday afternoon.
Four gold chains, two pair gold bangles, four gold necklaces and `10,000 cash were found burgled. Police said that the house is located in covered campus and is guarded by 2-3 security guards round the clock. During initial investigation police found that the glass panes of the window at the bathroom were removed to enter the house. Gold jewelry was targeted by the miscreants that raised suspicion that the miscreants were aware of the gold jewelry at the house, said police.
The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The security guards of the society and domestic help would be questioned in the investigation. Police have not provided the total loss in the burglary as the victim is yet to produce the receipt of the valuables burgled. He had provided the list of valuables burgled but the loss was not provided. Footages of installed CCTV cameras would be searched during the further investigation.