Gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees were burgled from an assistant engineer's residence in Shahpura on Saturday. According to police, the victim Devraj Satpute had gone with his wife for treatment on August 18 and when the couple returned on August 23, they found the locks of the main door were broken and on entering the house, they found that the house was ransacked.
A complaint was lodged with the Chunabhati police by Satpute. In the complaint, he claimed that his wife was ill and for her treatment they had gone out of town but when they returned they found that the valuables were missing.Two gold bangles, two gold chains and a pair of gold ear rings were found missing. Some cash was also burgled but the victim was not aware of the amount. After preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under sections 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation. Victim is posted with MPSEB Hoshangabad as Assistant Engineer.
Meanwhile an office assistant allegedly stole Rs1 lakh from his office; a case has been registered on Saturday. According to MP Nagar police, the victim Mayank Upadhyay owns an office at Alkananda complex in MP Nagar and is a lawyer by profession. The accused has been identified as Nishant Sahu. Upadhyay has claimed Rs2.5 lakh were kept in the office and when he checked the amount on August 20, around Rs1 lakh was found missing. A case against Sahu has been registered under section 381.