Gold ornaments worth Rs 7 lakh and Rs 2 lakh in cash were stolen from a house in Santam colony under Bairagarh police station area on Wednesday night.
According to the police, the victim, Rituraj Chouhan, had gone to attend a function in Indore on Wednesday morning and when he returned at around 12 o’ clock in the night he found that the locks of the doors were broken and on entering the house he found the house ransacked.
A complaint has been lodged with the Bairagarh police station and after preliminary investigation a case under Section 454 and 380 of the IPC has been registered.
The victim in his complaint has claimed that the gold ornaments weighing 220 gm worth around Rs 7 lakh and Rs 2 lakh in cash were stolen.
A few days ago, the victim’s father, Ramraj Chouhan, who is an ex-army personnel, along with his wife, had gone to Rajasthan.
The victim, returning from Indore where he had gone for the day, while approaching his house spotted someone fleeing from the premises but could not identify the miscreant.
Police said that the locals and neighbours would be questioned and footages of CCTV cameras installed in the nearby areas would be examined.
The victim owns distributorship of Tata Docomo for MP and Chhattisgarh.
According to police the employees and other traders who are acquainted with the victim would be able to provide vital information in the case.