Uppinangady, October 13: In a major burglary, which came to light last night, thieves broke into a house near here and made away with cash and jewelleries worth Rs 9 lakh in the absence of family members.
The thieves gained entry into the house of Kunnhi Monu, son of H Abbas Haji, located at Athur in Ramkunja village by breaking open the door at the second floor and decamped with the valuables kept in the wardrobe of the bedroom.
It is assumed that thieves might have easily opened the wardrobe, as the key had been kept in the same room.
In a complaint registered at a local police station, the house owner has said that around 45 pawan gold and a cash amount of Rs 52 thousand. The total loss for the house owner is estimated to be Rs 9 lakh, police said.
Kunnhi Monu works in Al-khobar in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His wife Ayiha and three children were in the house. However, in order to spend holidays, Ayisha had taken her children to her parents' house. A shock was awaiting them when they returned home around 7 pm on Wednesday.
Local Police Sub Inspector Priya Paul and team rushed to the spot for investigation. Finger print experts were called in and sniffer dogs were pressed into action within a couple of hours.
On Thursday morning Superintended of Police Labu Ram, DySP Prabhakar and Circle Inspector H Y Jagadish too visited the spot.
A case has been registered, based on the complaint given by Rashid, brother of Kunnhi Monu.
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