Jewellery stolen from lineman's locked house in Rewa; almirah lock broken

Thieves targeted an empty house in the Civil Lines police station area of Rewa on Friday afternoon. The house belongs to Nagendra Singh, a lineman in the electricity department. Unidentified thieves took away gold and silver jewellery worth lakhs of rupees.

According to the information available, the theft took place between about 1 pm and 2 pm. At the time, Nagendra Singh was out on personal work and his wife had gone to pick up the children from school. There was no one at home. Taking advantage of this, the thieves entered, broke the lock of the almirah and fled with the gold and silver jewellery kept in it.

When Singh's wife returned home with the children from school, she found the belongings inside strewn about. The almirah lock was broken and the jewellery kept in it was missing. She informed relatives, who then told the police about the theft.

On receiving the information, police from Civil Lines police station reached the spot and investigated. According to station in-charge Manisha Upadhyay, footage from CCTV cameras in the vicinity is being examined. Police are trying to identify the accused from the footage and trace them. The investigation is continuing.