An electrical goods shop at Krishna Complex under Hanumanganj police station area was targeted by miscreants and cash chest having Rs61,500 was burgled from the shop on Wednesday.
The victim Mahesh Kumar Narwani lodged a complaint regarding burglary of chest having Rs61,500 in cash from his shop Satyam Traders at Shivam Complex, said police.
In his complaint the victim claimed that after closing his shop on Wednesday evening he left for the house and when he returned to open the shop on Thursday the shop was found ransacked and when he entered cash chest was found missing.
The cash chest was having Rs65,000 cash. Goods in the shop were not disturbed and only cash chest was targeted by the miscreants. The police have registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Police claimed that the circumstantial evidences suggest that the miscreant were aware of the cash chest and targeted it and have not burgled any electrical goods at the shop.
Meanwhile, copper wires worth Rs50000 were stolen from Dhammara and Dhillod village under Gunga police station area on Wednesday.
According to the police Ashish Kumar Bharti Sub- Engineer with MPSEB lodged a complaint regarding theft of Copper wires installed with the electricity poles.
The wires were stolen from electricity poles between Dhammara and Dhillod village and on Wednesday it was found that the wires were stolen. The installation work was under process which provided an easy opportunity for the miscreants.
Based on the complaint the police have registered a case under Section 136 of the Electricity Act was registered by the police and have started further investigation.