Ahmedabad: A lawyer’s locked house in Bodakdev was burgled after an intruder allegedly entered through an exhaust fan window and escaped with silver articles, gold idols, watches, antique items and other valuables worth around Rs 5.17 lakh in total.The lawyer, who currently lives in Gulbai Tekra, filed the complaint with Bodakdev police on Saturday. The Bodakdev house was cleaned on Aug 6 around 6pm and locked. When the family returned the next day around 4pm, they found the outer lock of the kitchen grill broken.They allegedly found that the intruder had reached the first-floor balcony by climbing a coconut palm and gained entry by removing an exhaust fan. The safe kept on his floor had been broken open and items from the temple had been stolen.According to the complaint, the valuables included silverware comprising a tray weighing around 1.2kg, six glasses weighing 1.4kg, a 1.5kg jug, a silver plate, bowls, vegetable dish, spoon, two aarti lamps, a bell and ornaments.The thief also allegedly took three silver sets, a pair of silver bangles, earrings, toe rings, five rings and 10 silver coins, collectively weighing several kilograms.Gold idols and religious articles weighing around 5gm, a luxury watch worth around Rs 50,000, three other watches, rudraksha beads, imitation jewellery, a real pearl necklace and old coins and currency notes, including US dollars, were also stolen.The lawyer stated in the complaint that since the family was busy with his father’s cancer care, they could not immediately ascertain what was stolen.
