Motera NRI Bungalow Burgled After Thieves Cut Window Bars; Valuables Worth ₹5.64 Lakh Stolen
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Unidentified thieves broke into a locked bungalow in Motera's Devpriya-2 society and escaped with gold and silver jewellery, cash, electronic gadgets and other valuables worth ₹5.64 lakh, police said.
The burglary took place between September 20 and 29, when the family had locked the bungalow and gone to Gandhinagar for the medical treatment of their parents.
Domestic Help's Daughter Discovers Break-In
According to the complaint filed by Ketanbhai Rameshchandra Nanavati, 53, a school administrator from Gandhinagar, Bungalow No. 3 in Devpriya-2 belongs to his sister, Rajulben.
As their parents were undergoing medical treatment, the family had moved to Gandhinagar to stay with Ketanbhai, leaving the Motera bungalow locked.
During their absence, unidentified thieves allegedly forced open the gallery gate, bent or broke the window bars and cut through the mosquito mesh to enter the house.
The burglary came to light when the daughter of the woman who regularly worked as domestic help at the house arrived to clean it. She found the gallery door and window damaged and immediately informed Ketanbhai.
The family rushed to the bungalow and found household belongings scattered across the premises, confirming the burglary.
Jewellery, Cash And Gadgets Stolen
Police said the thieves targeted rooms on both floors of the bungalow.
On the ground floor, they allegedly entered a bedroom and broke open a safe, taking gold and silver jewellery and ₹48,700 in cash. The total value of the items stolen from the room was estimated at ₹1.98 lakh.
The thieves then went to an upstairs bedroom, where they broke the lock of a brown wooden cupboard.
From there, they allegedly stole valuables worth around ₹3.65 lakh, including gold jewellery, a laptop, an iPad, ₹25,000 in cash and a luggage bag containing 10 dresses valued at ₹10,000.
The combined value of the stolen property from both floors was ₹5.64 lakh.
Police Begin Investigation
Following the complaint, police registered a case against unidentified persons and began investigating the burglary.
Investigators are examining how the thieves gained access to the bungalow and are working to identify those involved in the break-in.
