A 23-year-old burglar was arrested while he was trying to flee after committing burglary at the house of a 60-year-old serving Principal Adviser in the Ministry of Agriculture S Bharani, in Andrews Ganj area of Defence Colony.
Police said, before the burglar could flee from the spot along with his two associates, the victim reached his home. Bharani alerted the security officer who managed to nab the accused after a chase. However, another two burglars managed to escape from the spot along with the jewellery items and other valuables worth around `3 lakh.
Police said the incident occurred on last Sunday when the family returned from their relatives’ home.
“After reaching home, Bharani found that the iron lock of the entrance door was broken and the gate was locked from inside. They informed their neighbours who in turn informed the security officers,” a senior police said, adding that the incident came to light when the complainant along with her husband and maid went to the back gate of their house, suddenly three burglars came out from their house and started running after pushing them on the ground.
In the meantime, the security officer also started running behind them and one of the accused Mursaleen Khan, was apprehended
by him.
Police have recovered a cell, some gold and silver jewellery ornaments
and an iron cutter from
his possession.