The house of an assistant manager of the SBI was targeted by miscreants who escaped with gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh late in the evening on Sunday.
Police said that victim along with her family had gone to picnic in the morning on Sunday and when they returned at around 6.30 the valuables were found missing.
SHO of Govindpura police DS Chouhan said that the victim Amarpreet Malviya found on her return from picnic that gold and jewelry were burgled.
The maid in her statement claimed that she left the house after locking the door at around 1 pm but when the victim returned there were no locks and on entering the house it was found that the locker was broken after the miscreant failed to open it by keys.
The circumstantial evidences suggest that the burglary was committed by acquainted as the victim was scheduled to shift in her newly constructed house with a week and was in the process of shifting and on Sunday the miscreant got chance and burgled the valuables, he added.
During the investigation maid would be quizzed as her statements are not consistent said Chouhan. Amarpreet Malviya works as Assistant Manager with State Bank of India (SBI) while her husband works with a private firm.
A loss of total of Rs 5 lakh was claimed by the victim in which four gold finger rings, two pairs gold ear rings, two gold bracelets, two gold pendant, two gold chain and silver anklet were burgled.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under Section 457 and 380 of the IPC.