Miscreants targeted a house at Old Model Ground area and escaped with valuables worth lakhs on Saturday; Shahjehanabad police have started investigation.
Police said that the victim Asifa Shezaad had gone to meet his mother-in-law in the same locality and when she returned, he found the valuables to have been burgled.
A complaint was lodged by the victim with the Shahjehanabad and in her complaint, she stated that she had gone to her mother-in-law and when she returned almirah was found broken and jewelry was found burgled.
Three days ago keys of main door were lost and on Saturday she latched door and went to meet which proved costly.
After she returned house and when entered the house and jewelry were found burgled.
The victim claimed that gold and silver jewelry worth lakhs of rupees were burgled. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 454 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that the CCTV footage of the nearby installed cameras would be searched in the further investigation. The neighbours were not aware of the burglary. The victim's husband works as automobile mechanic and runs shop in the same area.
The burglary was committed in a short period of time which suggests that the miscreants were aware of the whereabouts of the victim.