Overview
- Lucknow Police registered an FIR under BNS sections 305 and 331(4) and formed two teams to trace suspects, with a forensic unit collecting fingerprints from switches, doors and a cupboard.
- Police report the home’s CCTV DVR was removed, leaving no immediate video evidence to identify the burglars.
- The break-in likely occurred between October 21 and 25 and was discovered on October 26 when a domestic help returned to the residence.
- Reports cite ₹2 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh in cash missing, along with numerous gold and diamond items and about 40 grams of gold coins.
- The house is occupied by the former DGP’s daughter-in-law, who was abroad for Diwali, while a caretaker had left after the festival.