Miscreants decamped with valuables worth Rs 3 lakh at Swadesh Nagar under Ashoka Garden police station area on Saturday.
Police said the victim Ashok Kumar Mangal had gone to Delhi on June 14 to meet his son but on Sunday his brother-in-law spotted that the lock of the main door was broken. He informed the victim and subsequently police were informed. On his return a complaint was lodged by the victim with the Ashoka Garden police and after preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under Section 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
An lCD TV , Rs 80,000 in cash along with foreign currency and gold and silver ornaments were found missing, claimed the victim. The victim was not able to provide the exact loss but told that the total loss would be around Rs 3 lakh. He was not able to provide the amount of foreign currency which was taken away in the burglary. The victim works as a Manager for Forest Development Corporation. The victim was going to return on June 27 but had to cut short his trip. His retirement is scheduled next month and before retirement he wanted to meet his son who lives and works at Gurgaon, told the police.
The house which was ransacked is situated opposite to the Ashoka Garden police station but the police remained unaware while the miscreants managed to break open the center lock and made away with the valuables.