Gold and jewellery worth Rs1 lakh and Rs50,000 in cash were burgled from Sanjay Nagar under Bairagarh police station area late in the night on Sunday.
According to the police, the house owner Munnalal Chouhan along with his family had gone for Ganesh idol immersion on Sunday evening and when he returned at around 1 in the night the locks of the door were found broken and the valuables were missing from inside the house.
A complaint was lodged with the Bairagarh police and in the complaint the victim has claimed that he along with his family had gone for Ganesh idol immersion in the evening and due to heavy traffic they reached the home at around 1 in the night.
Silver anklet, gold finger ring, gold chain and gold ear rings worth Rs1 lakh were along with Rs50000 were found missing claimed the victim.
Police claimed the use of loudspeakers during Ganesh idol procession provided the miscreants chance to break the almirah and escape easily. The neighbours and the locals were participated in the procession and those who were present in the area expressed ignorance over any kind of noise. Police have registered a case under section 380 and 457 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The residents of the area were questioned on Sunday and have confirmed that the other residents of the area were not targeted.