Five held for Rs 1 cr burglary in east Delhi; jewellery, cash recovered

NEW DELHI: (Apr 18) Delhi Police has cracked a burglary case involving theft of valuables worth around Rs 1 crore in east Delhi’s Madhu Vihar area, arresting five people, including a goldsmith who allegedly received the stolen property, an official said on Saturday.

The case pertains to a burglary reported at Arya Nagar Apartment in the Madhu Vihar area earlier this month, he said.

A complaint was received on April 1, in which the victim said that the house had been locked on the evening of March 31, but upon returning the next day, “the locks were found broken and gold, diamond and silver jewellery, along with cash, were missing”, a senior police officer said.