Overview

• Around ₹1 crore in jewellery and ₹2 lakh in cash went missing from an apartment in Ultadanga’s P-193 CIT Scheme after thieves cut a window grille.
• The family discovered the theft Monday morning when they woke to find the grille cut open and cupboards in two rooms ransacked.
• Ultadanga police have taken statements from residents and neighbours and are analysing CCTV footage of multiple access routes.
• Investigators are examining whether a sedative spray was used after noting the occupants slept through the burglary without hearing noise.
• No suspects have been arrested as of late Tuesday evening and the investigation is ongoing.