Miscreants targeted two houses of BHEl employees and escaped with valuables worth lakhs of rupees from Piplani area on Monday.
Police said that in the first incident, house 94 of B-sector of Susheel Kumar was targeted and burglars escaped with valuables worth Rs 70,000 and cash Rs 20,000. A complaint was lodged by the victim with the Piplani police stating that he along with his family had gone to Kanpur on April 1 and when he returned on Monday the lock of the door was found broken and valuables were burgled. The victim claimed that the gold and silver jewelry worth Rs 70000 and Rs 20000 were found burgled. In another incident, under the limits of Piplani police station area house no; 643 of N -4 near Arya Samaj mandir was targeted by miscreants and escaped with valuables worth Rs 45000 on Monday.
The victim Karodilal Baghel had gone to meet his relative in the evening on Monday and when he returned late in the night valuables were found burgled. In the burglary gold and silver jewelry worth Rs 30000 and cash Rs 15000 were found burgled. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC in both the cases and have started further investigation. The victims are BHEl employees and live in quarters provided by BHEl.
Police said that the area remain deserted which makes it easier for the miscreants to target and burgle. Investigation has been started