Thieves decamped with gold ornaments and cash, all worth Rs85 lakh from the house of a rice miller located in Samata Colony here on Thursday .
“The incident occurred between 12 pm and 2 pm while the house was empty,” Superintendent of Police, OP Pal said. According to the police, the family members of complainant Vijay Agrawal had gone to Durg.
The complainant owing to some work locked and left the house at mid night. When he returned, he found door lock open. He rushed inside the house and was shocked to find the Almairah open.He then reported the matter to the police and soon teams of Central Crime Branch (CCB), Forensic Experts and dog squad reached at the spot.Cash Rs70 lakh and gold and silver ornaments all worth around Rs85 lakh kept in almirah were found missing, the SP said, adding, few persons based on suspicion have been picked up for questioning in this connection.A case in this connection has been registered with Saraswati Nagar Police Station.