Miscreants decamped with Rs 4 lakh cash from Data Colony under Koh-e-Fiza police station area on Tuesday; miscreants were aware of the whereabouts of the victim as the burglary took place within a short period of span said police.
According to the police, the victim Preeti Yadav had gone to work in the evening and when she returned in the night the cash from the almirah was missing.
A complaint was lodged with the Koh-e-Fiza police and in her complaint she stated that she went to her office in Habibganj area at around 6 pm and when she returned around 10 pm the lock of the house was found broken and on entering the house the almirah was found broken and valuables were found missing.
The victim kept waiting for the rain to stop in the afternoon and after the rains stopped she left for the office and after she left the burglary took place which suggests that the miscreant was aware of the whereabouts of the victim and was waiting for the victim to leave the house.
Police said that the circumstantial evidences suggest that neighbours or acquaintances are involved in the burglary as the miscreants were aware of the whereabouts of the victim. Other valuables were not disturbed in the burglary.
After the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The victim owns an advertising agency in Habibganj. The employees of the agency would be questioned regarding the burglary.