Unidentified persons broke into the house of businessman at Yakutpura late on Monday night and decamped with 22 tolas of gold ornaments and Rs. 10.70 lakh cash, the police said.
The businessman, Mohd. Masiuddin Khan, along with his family was attending the marriage function of his son Riyazuddin at a function hall in Abids. They locked the house and left for the function in the evening.
The burglars came on the terrace of the two-storied building from an adjoining building. They unbolted the terrace door, came down stairs and entered into the house. “The miscreants opened the door of the bedroom with the help of a key or some instrument. They then broke the lock of the cupboard, collected the property and left the place,” Detective Sub-Inspector, Rein Bazaar, R. Srinivasa Reddy said.
Mr. Khan who returned late in the night noticed his house ransacked.
