10-05-2025
Cash, jewellery worth Rs7L stolen from house of education dept official
Indore: Unidentified men broke into a house owned by an education department official in Anand Nagar area and made away with cash and jewellery worth Rs 7 lakh. The house belonged to ADPC Sangeeta Sonawane, who was away with her family in Dhule, Maharashtra for a wedding ceremony.
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The burglars broke the latch of main gate using a cutter and stole gold and silver jewellery from two rooms of the house. The incident came to light when the domestic help arrived in the morning to water plants and found the gate's lock broken. She immediately informed the family through a relative living in the neighbourhood. Sonawane and her family had left for Dhule on May 5 morning. The stolen items included 70 grams of gold, comprising two gold chains (12 grams each), a locket (4 grams), a mangalsutra (15 grams), three pairs of jhumkas (15 grams), tops, a bangle, two rings, four pairs of toe rings, and earrings. Additionally, the thieves took 30 silver coins and two pairs of police are currently investigating the case. Police said they were checking CCTV footage of nearby areas to ascertain the identity of the accused. They were also in the process of recording statements of family members in the case. According to Rameshwar outpost police, the burglary took place on the night of May 8 and marks the third major theft in the city within a span of just one week. Earlier incidents included the theft of goods worth Rs 10 lakh from a govt school teacher's house in Laxminagar area, along with another burglary at a neighbouring residence.
