New Delhi, Oct 26 Jewellery worth an estimated Rs 30 to 40 lakh was allegedly stolen by two men from an Indian Air Force officer’s house in northwest Delhi’s Rohini, a police officer said on Monday, adding that the incident has been captured on CCTV.
The theft took place around noon on October 7 in Sector 24 of Rohini, under the Begumpur police station area limits, when no family member was present, he said.
The two suspects allegedly entered the house, took away the gold and silver ornaments, and fled. The IAS officer, Shamu Shide, was posted in Jaipur, Rajasthan, at the time of the incident.
Family members said Shide had accumulated the jewellery over the years from his earnings, intending to use it for his daughters’ weddings.
The CCTV cameras installed at the house captured the two suspects allegedly carrying out the theft.
So far, no arrest had been made at the time of filing this report.
Further details about the police investigation and the identification of the suspects were not immediately available.
(PTI News)
