Mumbai: An estate agent’s house was burgled and gold ornaments and other valuables worth Rs 16 lakh were stolen in Sion when he, along with his family members, left for a relative’s house. This is the second burglary in a year. Police suspect involvement of some known person as the burglary took place exactly 15 minutes after the victim’s family left the house.The complainant, Nikhil Joshi (36), who is into real estate, said on Saturday he had left his residence around noon along with his parents, wife and two children in their car to visit his aunt in Chakala, Andheri. Around 6.30 pm, his neighbour informed his mother on the phone that the safety door and main door of their house were open and the latch appeared to have been broken.The Sion police are scanning the CCTV footage to identify the biker and a pillion rider who came wearing helmets and broke the doors.Joshi immediately alerted the police and returned home around 7.15 pm. On entering the house, he found the cupboards in his parents’ and his own bedrooms open. Clothes and belongings were scattered on beds and the floor, while the cupboards appeared to have been forcibly opened using a tool.The family subsequently checked their valuables and found gold and silver ornaments, silver utensils, cash and foreign currency missing. The stolen property included Rs 1.2 lakh in cash, Dubai currency worth around Rs 1.3 lakh, seven pairs of gold earrings, two pairs of gold mangalsutras, a gold kada, a gold chain with two lockets, gold rings, bangles and a Rudraksha gold chain. The complainant’s family is still estimating the valuables and the figure could go up.The thieves also allegedly took several silver articles, including plates, glasses, lotas, bowls, a silver set, jewellery and a silver coin, besides a Rado wristwatch.The complainant told police that CCTV footage from the building showed two unidentified persons wearing helmets and black raincoats entering the premises around 12.18 pm. The duo were allegedly seen emerging from his residence, with one of them changing the direction of the CCTV camera before both left the building around 12.31 pm.Sion Police have registered a case against two unidentified persons and are examining the CCTV footage to identify the suspects. The total value of the stolen property has been estimated at Rs 16 lakh.
