A trader’s house at Shankaracharya Nagar was burgled and Rs 1.6 lakh in cash were stolen on Thursday.
The victim Mohd Banne alias Pappu (61) owns a shop at sabzi mandi. On Thursday when he was at work and his wife had gone to visit her neighbor miscreants stole Rs 1.6 lakh from the almirah. After returning she found that the cash was missing but fortunately the gold and silver ornaments were in place.
The Station House Officer Anil Kumar Verma told that the reason of leaving the ornaments is a matter of investigation. The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile valuables worth Rs 50000 were taken from Indra Nagar. The victim Bhagwati Singh(43) was asleep at her residence on Thursday night and when her daughter went to toilet she was not able to open the door as the door was locked from outside. She woke her mother and her brother. They opened the door using the window. They found that Rs 2500 in cash and gold ornaments from the next room were missing.
The police have registered a case under section 457 and 380 of the IPC and started investigation.