Valuables worth Rs 2 lakh were burgled from a police constable’s house in Kaushal Nagar under Misrod police station area on Wednesday.
According to the police, the victim Sanjay Sharma (40) had gone to work on Wednesday morning and when he returned in the evening the locks of the door were found broken and valuables were found missing.
The victim lodged a complaint with the Misrod police. In the complaint the victim has claimed that he had gone to Mandideep police station, where he is posted as police constable. His wife had gone to her parents’ house while the children have gone to school and when he returned the locks were found broken and on entering the house was found ransacked.
The almirah having valuables was targeted and was found broken. The gold and silver jewelry along with Rs 8000 cash were found missing. Victim claimed that the estimated loss in the burglary is more than Rs 2 lakh. Gold and silver jewelry worth Rs 2 lakh and Rs 8000 cash were found missing.
Based on the complaint after preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 454 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
During the investigation neighbours have expressed ignorance over information regarding burglary as no stranger was spotted and no noise of breaking the locks was heard by them. Police said that as the burglary took place during the day the footages of CCTV cameras installed would prove helpful and would be searched in the investigation.