The house of a steel trader was targeted in Durgesh Vihar under Ayodhya Nagar police station area and valuables worth Rs7 lakh were burgled on Wednesday.
According to the police, the victim Ranjan Vishwakarma had gone to hospital Wednesday afternoon where he got to know about burglary and on his return he found that the house was ransacked.
In the complaint the victim claimed that Rs2 lakh cash and gold and silver jewellery worth Rs5 lakh were found missing.
During the investigation police found that the CCTV camera installed by the victim 10 days ago was also found missing along with the recorded system. The victim installed the camera after cycle and chairs of his daughter went missing from the store room of his house.
The victim was at the hospital to take care of his pregnant wife and was informed regarding the burglary at the hospital by his neighbour by afternoon after which he returned and checked the house then he found that cash and jewellery were missing. A complaint was lodged with the police by the victim.
Victim owns a manufacturing unit in Govindpura Industrial Area. The police have registered a case under Sections 454 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, some miscreants decamped with valuables worth lakhs of rupees from Bhawani Nagar under Piplani police station area the same day.
According to the police, the victim Brijnarayan Bhavsakar had been to Mumbai five days ago and on Wednesday the victim’s brother Dinkarnarayan found that the locks were broken and the house ransacked.
Dinkarnarayan informed the victim and lodged a complaint with the Piplani police regarding the burglary. The estimate of loss and missing valuables could only be provided after the return of the victim.
The police have registered a case under Section 457 of the IPC and have started investigation.