Gold ornaments and Rs6 lakh in cash were burgled from Indra Vihar under Koh-e-Fiza police station area on Monday. According to the police at around 6 pm the victim Santosh Sahu along with his family had gone for shopping at DB Mall in MP Nagar and when they returned they found that the locks of the main door was broken.
When the family members entered the house they found that the house was ransacked and almirah was broken. The victim claimed that the Rs 6 lakh in cash, four gold finger rings and gold ornaments were missing. He was not able to ascertain the loss as he was not aware of the gold ornaments but was aware of the cash kept in the house. Sahu owns a fleet of vehicle used for transportation of goods. He claimed that the cash kept in the house was collected as fare of the vehicles.
The victim has alleged that almirah in which the valuables were kept was broken while the other almirah having clothes was not broken which suggests that some insider had passed on the information. The police have quizzed the maid and employees of the victim but are still empty handed. The investigating officer Sun Inspector Dinesh Karkhare told that the locals have confirmed that a Tata Indica car was present at the time of the incident and one of the miscreants was talking over phone but the street light was not working due to which they were not able to provide detail of the miscreant and the car. Regarding the security the house and the area were not equipped with CCTV cameras. The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.