Ahmedabad: A family’s Dussehra visit ended with a shock after burglars broke into their locked Navrangpura flat on Tuesday. Gold and diamond jewellery, silver articles and cash worth Rs 14.8 lakh were stolen, according to a complaint filed with Gujarat University police.The 56-year-old homemaker, who lives at Kartavya Flats opposite Joggers Park, told police that she locked the flat around 10am and left for her brother’s house in Satellite with her daughters for Dussehra-related religious rituals.The woman stayed at her brother’s house, while her daughters later returned home. At 5.18pm, her 27-year-old daughter called to say that the flat had been burgled.The woman rushed home with her brother and nephew to find the main door partially open, with its latch and lock broken.Inside, the cupboards in both bedrooms had also been forced open. Their contents were scattered across the rooms and beds.According to the complaint, the stolen property included three 10-gram gold bars, gold bangles, diamond-studded bracelets, earrings, necklaces, chains, rings and other jewellery. Silver articles weighing around 1kg, including bars, anklets and other ornaments, were also taken.The complainant said Rs 20,000 in cash was missing. The silver articles alone were valued at Rs 1.5 lakh, while the gold and diamond jewellery accounted for the remaining value.Police suspect the theft took place between 10am and 5.18pm, when the flat was locked. The unidentified burglar allegedly broke open the main door and bedroom cupboard locks before taking away the valuables.
