Lucknow: Police in Lucknow have registered an FIR against unidentified miscreants a day after a daylight burglary was reported at an engineer’s house in Rajajipuram, where ACP Bazaarkhala resides in the upper portion of the same premises.The burglary occurred between 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm on Aug 1 within the jurisdiction of Talkatora police station. An FIR was registered on Monday under Sections 305(a) (house-breaking), 331(3) (theft after house-breaking) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.The complainant, Sudhanshu Gautam of C-3997, Rajajipuram, told police he currently lives in Noida. He said the first floor of his house had been rented out while the ground floor was kept locked.According to the complaint, Gautam was monitoring the property through CCTV cameras when he noticed suspicious activity on his mobile phone. The footage allegedly shows two men forcing open the main door and entering, while two others remained outside to keep watch and conduct surveillance.Police said the intruders broke open the entrance and then forced open doors on both the ground and first floors, searching for valuables. They allegedly made off with gold chains, rings, silver ornaments and other items before leaving around 1 pm.After reviewing the CCTV footage, Gautam approached Talkatora police with a written complaint. DCP (West Zone) Kamlesh Dixit said police have collected the CCTV footage and are analysing recordings, including nearby cameras, to identify the four suspects, trace their escape route and determine whether they are part of an organised burglary gang.
