Miscreants assaulted a 70-year-old man and escaped with valuables worth Rs 3 lakh including Rs 22,000 cash from his house at Housing Board Colony under Nishatpura police station area late in the night on Sunday.
According to the police, Salim Ahmed, who had gone to visit her brother on his return from pilgrimage on his return found that the valuables were burgled.
In the complaint the victim has claimed that gold and silver jewelry worth over Rs 2.7 lakh were burgled when they returned at around 3 in the night.
After they returned, lock was found broken and when they entered, they found two persons hiding behind the curtain and one of them tried to escape and was chased by victim’s son Shahnawaz while Saleem who tried to nab the other miscreant was assaulted and escaped the spot.
The miscreants escape leaving their bike parked near the house.
The vehicle bearing registration number MP04DM4035 was seized by the police and based on the details miscreants would be nabbed.
The victim operates Maharashtra-Gujarat transport company.
The victim along with his family had gone to receive his brother Idris at around 12 in the night.
The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and started further investigation.
In the burglary a gold necklace, one pair of gold ear rings, five gold finger rings, gold pendant and silver jewelry and Rs 23000 cash were burgled.
The total loss would be over Rs 3 lakh.
Police suspect that miscreants were aware of the whereabouts of the victim and his family.