The house of an excise officer was on Friday burgled and valuables worth Rs 2.5 lakh were taken away by miscreants at JK Hospital Road under Kolar police station.
According to the police the victim Pawan Kumar had gone to hospital to take care of her pregnant wife on Friday and when the victim returned on Saturday morning he found that the locks were broken and on entering the house it was found ransacked.
The victim is a resident of JK Town near JK hospital and is posted as Inspector in Central Excise Department.
In the complaint victim claimed that his wife was pregnant and after she reported labour pain, she was rushed to hospital where she delivered a baby child. The family members when returned on Saturday were shocked to find that the house was ransacked and valuables were missing and lodged a complaint.
Gold jewelry worth Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5,000 in cash were found missing from an almirah, told the victim. The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, two employees of Bharat Heavy Electricals limited (BHEl) were nabbed while they were allegedly trying to escape with a stolen copper on Friday evening.
On Friday evening BHEl employees of Unit number 3 Ramrahim Pal and Romit Verma were nabbed by CISF personnel and recovered copper weighing 9 kg.
The accused employees were handed over to the police and a case under section 380 of the IPC was registered.