Bhubaneswar: In another case of house burglary in Odisha capital, ornaments worth more than Rs 20 lakh were looted from a private residence in Gangotri Nagar on the city outskirts on Thursday night.
According to sources, the robbers entered the house by breaking open a window at midnight when the family members were asleep. They decamped with gold and silver ornaments and a significant amount of cash.
The burglary was performed with such precision and stealth that the family members had no clue about it till they woke up on Friday morning.
Speaking to the media about the incident, the house owner said, “The stolen ornaments included three gold necklaces, two gold chains, five rings, five gold earrings, five pairs of silver anklets and one silver waist chain. The total cost of the stolen jewellery will be more than Rs 20 lakh. Besides the burglars also took away a large amount of cash.”
Stating that they did not hear any noise the entire night, his wife said, “Around midnight, my son said he was feeling scared to sleep alone in his room. So, I asked him to come to my room and sleep. In the morning, when I went to his room, I found the almirah was wide open and files were lying scattered on the bed. Then I called others and we noticed that the window grill was broken and our house was looted.”
After the family filed a complaint at Dhauli police station, cops reached the spot with a scientific team and initiated a probe. They were trying to find clues about the burglars from CCTV footage of nearby areas, they said.
