The stolen valuables were estimated to be worth Rs 11.2 lakh, according to a complaint filed with Anandnagar police on Monday. Ahmedabad: Burglars allegedly struck an Anandnagar flat after its occupants left for a religious function, escaping with cash, gold ornaments and a bank locker key.
The family checked the cupboard and found that Rs 8.5 lakh in cash and gold ornaments were missing.
The complainant told police that the cash included money from the sale of a house, his share of agricultural income, his wife’s personal savings and funds belonging to the real estate office where he works.
The 52-year-old complainant lives with his family in Anandnagar Flats on 100-ft Road. He left home with his wife and niece around 3pm on Oct 24 to attend a religious function in their native village in Dholka taluka, according to the complaint. The burglars also took a gold chain weighing around three tolas, valued at Rs 2.5 lakh, and a gold ear ornament weighing between a quarter and half a tola, valued at Rs 20,000.
He works at a real estate office in Jivraj Park, where his duties include collecting rent. Construction work was also under way at their house in the village. Before leaving, the family locked their flat. The family had planned to use part of the money to buy a four-wheeler. A bank locker key was also missing.