Mumbai: The Panvel City police have registered a case of housebreaking after gold jewellery and other items worth Rs 3.45 lakh were stolen by getting access to a closed house in Balaji Kashish Park in Usrali Khurd in Panvel.
According to police, the house was closed and a thief got access by opening the door with a duplicate key and decamping with gold jewellery from the locker in the house.
"The crime was committed at house number E-102 when there was no one in the home," said a police official from Panvel City police station. He also stated that the thief gained entry into the house by using a duplicate key and breaking open the jewellery locker.
Meanwhile, the police registered a case and started an investigation. Police are checking the CCTV footage of the society and nearby areas to get a clue.
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