Burglars make away with gold worth Rs 12 lakh from house in Neredmet

HYDERABAD: Burglars stole gold ornaments weighing 34 tola and estimated worth Rs 12 lakh, 1.5 kg silver items and Rs 65,000 in cash from a house in Neredmet. A case was registered on Sunday.
The complainant, K Laxmikanth (42), is a software engineer and a resident of Santoshima Nagar.
According to police, Laxmikanth and his family had gone to his brother’s house in Kukatpally on Saturday evening.
“He received a call on Sunday morning from a neighbour saying his house door was open and locks broken. The family rushed back at 11.30am and found the main door lock and almirah lock broken. Several ornaments and items were missing,” said Rajendra Goud, a detective inspector at Neredmet police station.
The family approached the police at 1pm. The clues team and fingerprint team visited the spot. “We did not find any CCTV cameras near there house. We suspect there could be more than one person involved,” said the officer.
A case was registered under Section 457 and 380 of IPC.