Burglars flee with cash, jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh

Vadodara: A medical store owner’s house in Chhani was burgled of cash and jewellery worth over Rs 12 lakh. The owner Chetan Patel, who lives on Chhani Canal Road, had returned from his native place on Sunday night. Patel had left for his native place on the afternoon of August 20.
Patel told police that when he reached home, the lock on the main door was broken and it was partially open. He asked his house help about it as she had come to clean the house when the family was away.
But she said that after cleaning the house on August 21, she had returned the keys to Patel’s neighbour. Police said that Patel did not find anything suspicious in the house, but when he went inside the bedroom, he did not find a locker. The locker had cash and silver and gold jewellery worth Rs 12.3 lakh.
“We have found footage of a CCTV cameras in which four men of a gang are seen committing the crime. Our teams are working to identify and locate them,” said a police official.