New Delhi: A day after the house belonging to a Delhi University professor was looted, burglars struck at a government bank employee’s house in a similar fashion and made away with cash amounting to Rs 1 lakh and three gold pendants along with other valuables. The miscreants, who managed to sneak inside the house, ransacked it.
The police said that the theft took place on Wednesday noon in North Delhi’s Burari police station limits. The complainant is Ramanand Saraswati, a resident of West Block Sant Nagar. Probe reveals that at the time of incident no one was present in the house. Mr Saraswati had left for the bank around 9.30 am after locking the house. However, little did he know that he will hear the news of theft.
The incident came to light around 2.30 pm when one of his neighbours called him and informed him about the alleged burglary. Hearing the news, he immediately rushed to his place only to find it broken into.
The miscreants broke the front door lock and gained access into the house. They then ransacked it before breaking open the almirah kept inside the room and made away with Rs 1 lakh, three gold pendants, and silver ornaments.
The police was informed, who visited the spot along with sniffer squad and forensic experts.
According to them it was a handiwork of three to four men. They are also verifying the CCTV footage.
