₹1.5 Crore heist hits two homes, thieves make off with 1 kg gold, ₹20 lakh cash

Shivpuri (The Uttam Hindu): Thieves in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh have disturbed the sleep of the police administration by carrying out a major crime. Last night in Indar village of the district, the miscreants targeted two houses and decamped with goods worth about Rs 1.5 crore. The thieves made away with a total of about one kg gold, two and a half kg silver and Rs 20 lakh cash from both the houses. After this daring crime, there is panic in the entire area and the villagers are in fear about their safety. According to the police, the miscreants entered the houses through the roof taking advantage of the darkness of the night and searched the entire house leisurely.

According to police officials, the largest burglary occurred at Chandraprakash Raghuvanshi's home. Victim Ashish Raghuvanshi stated that all family members were asleep around 12:00 a.m. when unknown thieves entered the house through the roof. They broke the lock of a room and stole valuables from the chests. The thieves reportedly stole 17 gold rings, three necklaces, four chains, and old gold coins. The stolen items reportedly included approximately 50 tolas of new gold and an equal amount of ancestral gold. Furthermore, the family also stole ₹1.5 million (approximately $1.5 million) from the sale of corn and ₹5 million (approximately $2 million) in cash, a total of ₹2 million (approximately $2.5 million). Chandraprakash's family is a prosperous farmer and owns 130 bighas of land, while one of his sons is a patwari in Guna.

On the same night, thieves raided the home of Ramveer Singh Raghuvanshi, also from the same village. Here, too, the thieves broke into the room, making off with approximately 12 tolas of gold jewelry, half a kilogram of silver, and some cash. Upon receiving information about these two major incidents in the same night, police arrived at the scene and thoroughly inspected the scene. Police have registered a case against unknown thieves and are examining footage from nearby CCTV cameras. Police claim they will soon identify and arrest the accused, but at present, no clue has been found.