Valuables worth Rs 1.5 lakh were stolen from sector -A area of Ayodhya Nagar police station on Thursday.
Police said the victim Umesh Kumar Singh lodged a complaint regarding burglary of gold and silver jewellery, Rs 10,000 cash and system of CCTV. In his complaint, the victim stated that he, along with his family, had gone to his village, Hatras, Uttar Pradesh, for celebrating Holi and when he returned on Thursday, he found locks of the door broken and on entering the house, silver and gold jewellery were found burgled.
The house was having CCTV camera and the burglers escaped with the camera fitted in the shop. The nearby houses, having cameras, would be investigated in the further investigation.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case under sections 457 and 380 of the IPC.
The victim works for the Woman and Children Welfare Department. Police said that the miscreants escaped with DVR which was done to evade identification.The victim, along with his family, left the house on March 7 for celebrating Holi and when he returned on March 12, the valuables were found burgled.
In the burglary, expensive clothes were also burgled. The almirah having the valuables were targeted which raises suspicion that they were aware of the valuables in the house and had already done the recce of the area and targeted the house.
Meanwhile, valuables worth Rs 2 lakh were burgled from New Ashoka Garden area on Thursday. The victim, Khetpal Singh, had gone to Agra on March 9 and when he returned on Thursday, gold ornaments were found burgled.
Two gold chains, two pair gold ear rings, six gold finger rings were burgled. The victim is posted as a head constable in 13th Battalion SAF.